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Diving into the Texas Higher Education Almanac – What Do the Numbers Tell Us?

October 2, 2020

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) recently released its 10th annual Texas Public Higher Education Almanac. It includes national, statewide, and institution-specific data in several key areas, including student demographics, educational attainment, and institutional information. The Almanac helps measure the state’s progress toward its strategic plan for higher education. Known as 60x30TX, the strategic plan...

Texas 2036 Analysis: Texas Expenditures of $11 Billion CARES Act Funding

September 24, 2020

Among the many funding streams in the CARES Act, Texas state and local governments received $11,243,461,000 via the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) (1). Texas’ CRF allocation is split into three main categories: $3.2 billion allocated directly to cities and counties with populations greater than 500,000; $1.85 billion allocated to the state, available for use by...

To Help Texas’s Ailing Economy, Align Higher Ed & Workforce

September 23, 2020

Information is generally underrated as an economic development tool. Right now, nearly 2 million Texans are collecting unemployment relief. Especially as many contemplate seeking out new skills and retool for new industries, they need to know what career paths offer the most opportunity. Similarly, colleges and universities can play a critical role for these Texans...

Smart Water Strategies Let Texas be Green and Grow

September 22, 2020

Many of us Texans may not fully appreciate just how much the use of water will impact Texas’ ability to grow economically and sustain its bigger-than-Australia population. Oh, sure, recent droughts have raised awareness in our metropolitan state about water issues, including the one-year drought of record in 2011. But the flow, availability, and cleanliness...

Let’s Talk about Health Care… For Texas’ Sake

September 16, 2020

For years, millions of Texans have known, through difficult personal experience, that health care in Texas has challenges. Over the last six COVID-scarred months, those issues have hit home for millions more. Famously, or rather infamously, Texas leads the nation in the number of uninsured residents. Unfortunately, for well over a decade, the health care...

Texas 2036 Applauds 88 Texas Lawmakers Calling for a Broadband Plan

September 15, 2020

A statewide plan to expand broadband access is badly needed and long overdue. Texas 2036 commends state Rep. Trent Ashby, of Lufkin, state Sen. Robert Nichols, of Jacksonville, and 86 state legislators for the foresight and vision evident in their letter, and we hope Gov. Abbott builds on his record in addressing the digital divide...

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