Texas needs systematic transformation in order to meet the demands of a surging and changing population and continue our prosperity, and such transformation requires thorough, reliable data.

• Gather and analyze data, interview experts and stakeholders and study national research and best practices.

• Identify major statewide trends in six key research areas: education and workforce, equal opportunity, government performance, health, infrastructure and natural resources.

• Release a long-term strategic framework that lays out a framework to address critical issues in Texas and ensure our state’s future success.

• Build statewide coalitions of stakeholders around shared goals.
• Publicize and advocate for policy recommendations each legislative cycle that support our long-term strategic framework.
• Continuously measure progress and adjust policy efforts accordingly through research, data, and expert interviews.

• We are compiling data from various public sources to identify concerning trends.
• We have met with government officials, policy experts, business leaders, scholars, non-profit directors and other experienced individuals to discuss data sources and analysis.
• We are emphasizing macro-level trends in our analysis, such as demographic and economic changes.

• We have interviewed over 140 experts and stakeholders around Texas across all policy areas. 
• We are partnering with scholars, experts and universities. 

• We are working to ensure our findings are informed by research.
• We are identifying best practices.

We are working to translate key findings to the Texas context.