Our 36 Goals
1. Economic growth:
Texas spurs economic growth through an innovative and business-friendly climate
2. Quality of life:
Texas is the best place to live and work
3. Early learning:
Texas children get a strong early start to succeed in school and life
4. K-12:
Texas students graduate high school ready for postsecondary success
5. Postsecondary:
Texas students earn a postsecondary credential to access the jobs of today and tomorrow
6. Jobs:
Texans have the knowledge and skills to access careers enabling economic security
7. Workforce needs:
Texans meet the state’s current and future workforce needs
8. Availability of health care:
Texans have access to basic health care
9. Affordability of health care:
Texans are able to afford the basic health care they need
10. Population health:
Texans live long, healthy, and productive lives
11. Public health:
Texans and their communities are empowered to adopt healthy lifestyles
12. Return on health care investment:
Texas has a high-value health system that manages costs and delivers results
13. Mobility of goods:
Texas enables economic growth by moving goods efficiently
14. Mobility of individuals:
Texans can travel to their destinations effectively and efficiently
15. Safety:
Texas maintains a safe transportation infrastructure
16. Digital connectivity:
Texans can digitally participate in economic opportunities and essential services
17. Energy distribution:
Texas maintains a sufficient, reliable, and cost-competitive energy infrastructure
18. Crisis readiness:
Texas is ready to address the human, economic, and environmental consequences of natural disasters and hazards
19. Quality of air:
Texans have clean air
20. Sufficient water:
Texans can rely on a sufficient water supply
21. Quality of water:
Texans have clean water
22. Parks and wildlife:
Texas enhances and protects its state parks, and public and private open spaces and wildlife
23. Agricultural production:
Texas leads in agricultural production with responsible natural resource stewardship
24. Energy production:
Texas leads in energy production with responsible natural resource stewardship
25. Public safety:
Texans are protected from threats to their well-being and property
26. Protection for the vulnerable:
Texas protects the vulnerable from traumatic experiences
27. Safety net:
Texans have access to resources to meet basic needs when they are in crisis
28. Justice system:
Texans are served effectively, efficiently, and impartially by the justice system
29. Confidence in government:
Texans have confidence in the public institutions that serve them
30. Civic engagement:
Texans actively participate in governing their communities
31. Broad, stable revenue base:
Texas people and businesses contribute taxes and fees to meet strategic needs and remain competitive as we grow and change
32. Wisely managed state spending:
Texas strategically manages state expenditures to deliver the best value to taxpayers
33. Talent in government:
Texas government attracts and retains the needed talent to deliver excellent service and get results
34. Proven, modern methods in data:
Texas government uses data-driven and proven, modern methods to drive toward shared goals
35. Customer service:
Texas people and businesses can access public services they want and need through user-friendly methods and devices
36. Aligned accountability:
Texas officials at all levels collaborate well
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