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Widespread Concern About Texas’ Water Resources, Extreme Weather Trends

February 23, 2022

Earlier this month, Texas 2036 released the results from our fourth Texas Voter Poll. This poll included three questions relating to extreme weather and state water policy. The poll results indicate significant voter concerns with extreme weather trends and Texas’ capacity to address the challenges caused by drought. In September 2021, Texas 2036 and the...

Poll: Texas Voters Share Widespread Concern, Support For Key Policy Solutions

February 10, 2022

With the March 1 primaries and November elections on the horizon, a new statewide poll shows Texas voters broadly agree on a range of issues that affect them as parents, homeowners, business owners, and employees, while sharing widespread concern about the future of Texas. According to Texas 2036’s 4th Texas Voter Poll: 79% of Texas...

Community College Finance and Workforce Development

January 25, 2022

The Texas Commission on Community College Finance (TXCCCF) met last week to learn and discuss the topic of workforce and how it relates to Texas community colleges. Dr. Anthony Carnevale, Director & Research Professor at The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, captured the tone of the meeting in a single quip: “Education...

2022 Is a Big Year for Texas Jobs & Workforce

January 21, 2022

Very few Americans will forget April 2020 when the U.S. unemployment hit a record 14.7 percent – the highest since data collection began in 1948. Despite faring better than the national average, Texas, too, suffered record unemployment at close to 13 percent. Employment Has Recovered But Texas Is Behind Other States Jobs are coming back and Texans are getting...

Comments on State and Regional Water Planning

January 20, 2022

Texas 2036 submitted the following comments on the Texas Water Development Board’s proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code chapters 357 and 358 relating to regional and state water planning respectively. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) chapters 357...

21 Top Stories That Captured Your Attention This Year

December 16, 2021

As we prepare to close out 2021 and look ahead to 2022, it is important to take stock of the year that we have had together. To do that, we thought we’d count down the articles and op-eds that generated conversations across Texas – and in some cases, nationwide – this year. While the reality...

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