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| Sep 22, 2026 | 1 in 6 Texas Voters Enter Election's Final Stretch Unaffiliated and Undecided | 11 of 13 positions draw more than 2/3 of Texas voters
16.7% of all Texas voters are unaffiliated and undecided
68% of all voters are concerned about the future of Texas.
Only half of voters plan to vote for just one party, while education a... |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1 in 2 Voters Call Texas Water Security 'Extremely Important,' New Poll Finds | Nearly half say prioritizing water security is “extremely important” and 79% call it “extremely” or “very important” as Texas begins historic water investment.
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Texas voters ... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | New Online Tool Shows Texas Schools the Funding Impact of Expanding Career Education | Career Coursework Funding Simulator lets school districts and community colleges model how expanding high-value programs generates additional state funding
This coursework simulator gives local leaders a powerful tool for identifying progra... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Texas Water Plans Never Sent a Steady Signal of the Coastal Bend Water Crisis Coming, New Report Finds | Texas 2036's report calls for strengthening the planning process as Texas makes historic new water investments.
A community reading these water plans in sequence had no stable warning to act on. The plans followed the laws and rules th... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Texas School A-F Ratings Show Continued Progress | More campuses earn top ratings, including many economically disadvantaged campuses
Today’s ratings are a signal to parents on how well their student’s school is performing. They tell us if students are able to read and do math and whether t... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Report: No Single Agency Is Accountable for Whether Texas' Childcare System Is Working | Analysis finds oversight of childcare policy split across five state agencies, with the Legislature, governor's task force and Sunset reviews positioned to act
Texas can now see this system’s challenges from all angles — what families ... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Texas' Outcomes-Based Community College Funding Model Is Already Paying Off, New Analysis Finds | Growth in credential production, dual credit enrollment and certificates position Texas as a national model for higher education funding reform
Texans supported a funding model that connects students to high-wage, high-demand jobs. The next... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Texas 2036 Report Series Examines Market Forces Driving Up Healthcare Prices in Texas | "Symptoms of an Unhealthy Market" finds pricing, not increased use of care, remains the primary driver of rising healthcare costs.
Families and employers know healthcare is becoming less affordable, but the reasons aren't alw... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | New Report Tracks Texas' Education-to-Workforce Reforms | Texas 2036 releases analysis of landmark K-12 and higher education reforms as postsecondary credentials earned in high school surge 532% since 2018.
Texas needs to double down on improving and investing in high-quality career pathways so th... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Seven New Colleges Approved for Texas Prison Programs | New report highlights early success of bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding higher education access in prisons
Windham School District is proud of the ongoing advancements and new partnerships with institutions of higher education supp... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | STAAR Grades 3-8 Results Released: Some Quick Takeaways for Texas Families | New data reveal signs of growth in reading and math for Texas elementary and middle school students
We are encouraged by progress in reading. But we should not be satisfied until every student is ready for the next grade, and today's r... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | STAAR EOC Results Show Gains Across All Five Texas High School Subjects | Biology and Algebra I post the largest gains in 2026 Texas statewide results
These results are great news. It means more students are succeeding in coursework and are prepared for life after high school. Texas is on its way to having the be... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Texas Captured More of America’s Economic Growth Than Any Other State Over the Last 25 Years | State CAGR vs. Change in Share of US GDP, All 50 States and DC, 2000-2025 6.5% - Utah Outperformed US GDP
Texas Gross Domestic Product, 2000-2025
New analysis finds Texas uniquely combined large-scale economic growth with rapid expansion, w... |
| May 27, 2026 | As Healthcare Prices Rise, Texas Lawmakers Focus on Affordability | Source: KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey, 2018-2025
Hospital prices have surged three times faster than inflation since 2000 and more than twice as fast as wages
Bipartisan momentum builds in both chambers; a Healthy Markets framework ca... |
| May 11, 2026 | New Report Finds Texas Public Schools Lost 76,000 Students in One Year Despite State Population Growth | Texas Public Education Enrollment Over Time
Annual Enrollment Change
Analysis of statewide enrollment trends released ahead of Texas House Public Education Committee hearing
In many parts of the state, population gains are no longer transla... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Texas 2036 Rolls Out New Series of Explainer Videos on What Comes After STAAR | With STAAR testing beginning this week, we preview the testing regime to come in Fall 2027 and the benefits of the new system for parents and students.
For years, Texas families and educators have shared challenges with the current system. ... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Texas Stands Apart as ACA Enrollment Falls Elsewhere | ACA Marketplace Enrollment Change by State
ACA Marketplace Enrollment Change by State_ Top 12 Most Populated
Final plan selection data show Texas growing its ACA rolls for 2026 while most large states moved in the opposite direction.
Texas ... |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Texas 2036 Names Dr. Tracy Ayrhart as Vice President of Data and Research | Dr. Tracy Ayrhart
Proven data leader to expand Texas 2036’s research capacity and policy impact
Tracy has an extraordinary ability to build trusted research institutions and translate complex analytics into clear, policy-ready insight.”
— D... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Jan. 15 ACA Enrollment Deadline Could Shape Health Coverage for Texans in 2026 | Charles Miller
Early enrollment trends show momentum, but many still risk missing out on free or low-cost coverage
Rising premiums can dominate the conversation, but many Texans can still find plans with little or no monthly cost. The chall... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Texas Voters Cautiously Optimistic, Want State Leaders to Act | David Leebron
The 9th Texas Voter Poll shows how shared priorities of voters can inform the state’s leaders as the 2026 elections approach.
Texas voters in the near term are focused on the high cost of some of the basic elements of their we... |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Projected surge in uninsured will strain local health systems | By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Jake Margo Jr. stood in the triage room at Starr County Memorial Hospital explaining why a person with persistent fever who could be treated with over-the-counter... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | New Poll Shows Broad Support for Proposition 4, Texas’ Water Infrastructure Amendment | The survey highlights strong voter support once they learn Prop 4 fixes aging systems using existing sales tax revenue.
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new poll released today by Texas 2036 shows that a... |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Texas House Approves Sweeping Redesign of Student Assessments | Texas 2036 applauds passage of HB 8, which introduces more tailored student assessments with faster feedback and yearly release of school accountability ratings
House Bill 8 creates an assessment system that tells us how students perform ag... |
| Jun 17, 2025 | STAAR Grades 3-8 Results Reveal Record High Reading Scores; Math Scores Increase But Recovery Is Still Slow. | STAAR English Results
The Texas Education Agency released today the 2025 results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Grades 3-8 exams.
It’s encouraging to see signs of progress in math and reading language arts... |
| May 20, 2025 | Texas 2036 Offers New Lens on Where the 1M Texas Children Without Health Coverage Are Located | Texas 2036 maps where nearly 1M uninsured Texas children live, and reveals most are already eligible for coverage through Medicaid, CHIP or ACA plans.
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, May 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Texas has the highest numbe... |
| May 8, 2025 | New Study Finds Increasing Housing Density Pays Off for Texas Cities | Fiscal productivity per unit, relative to low-density development in each city
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Texas 2036 and UT Austin partner on fiscal analysis of residential development.
Texas communities are navigating tough choices about growth, affo... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | New Coalition Launches Statewide Initiative, Asks Texans to Get Dedicated to Water Funding | Business leaders and organizations unite ahead of upcoming legislative session to secure reliable water resources essential to Texas' economic future
The continuation of Texas’ economic miracle hinges on securing a dependable water sup... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Media Advisory: Texas 2036 Expert Addresses Health Care Market Challenges Highlighted by New Voter Concerns | Texas voters tell us that barriers like a lack of transparency, accountability and limited choices lead to unhealthy outcomes and high medical debt.”
— Charles Miller
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, December 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MEDIA ... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | New Poll: Texas Voters Back Key Legislative Solutions to Pressing Challenges | Education, water, electricity, housing, child care and health care signaled as priorities
Ahead of the next legislative session, Texas voters are sending a powerful message that they will support pragmatic approaches to create greater oppor... |
| Dec 5, 2024 | New Texas Hospital Pricing Data Highlights Significant Opportunity To Reduce Health Care Expenses | Childbirth Price Variation for Region 7
Knee Arthroscopy Price Variation for Region 7
Price transparency data reveals wide variance in Texas hospital prices
Texans take pride in their ability to create innovative solutions, and this new dat... |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Texas School Investments Yield Record Funding to Public Schools; Could Soon See An Additional $1 Billion Every Year | Biennial PSF Distributions
Innovative reforms adopted by the Texas Legislature pay off in big returns for Texas public schools
By using data to anticipate future challenges, the PSF has reduced risk and increased investment returns for publ... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Millions of Texans Could Find Free or Low-Cost ACA Marketplace Plans During Open Enrollment | Affordable Health Coverage Available Through January 15, 2025
Too often, Texans believe affordable health coverage is out of reach, but with free or low-price plans available on the ACA Marketplace, we have a powerful way to reduce our stat... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | A New Report – Investing in Texas Water: A Smart Insurance Policy Against Future Droughts | Potential Annual Costs of Severe Drought in Texas, Billion USD
A Drought of Record could curtail municipal economies by at least $40 billion per year or more.
New Rice University and Texas 2036 report reveals impacts of droughts on Texas�... |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Texas hospital compliance with price transparency requirements surges | Texas hospital compliance with price transparency requirements surges
81% of Texas hospitals now compliant with state law, an increase of 18 percentage points over 2023
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- When... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Texas Lawsuits Threaten Transparency: More Focus Needed on College and Career Preparation | Texas accountability ratings delay denies parents and students opportunity to address career gaps.
It is hard to both ask for an increased investment in public schools while simultaneously keeping legislators in the dark on school performan... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Hotter Temperatures, Severe Droughts and Growing Wildfire Risk in the Forecast for Texas | Over the past 50 years, the linear trend shows an approximate tripling of the number of triple-digit days at stations in three of four regions.
Statewide annual cumulative drought severity, assessed using the Palmer Drought Severity Index.
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| Apr 16, 2024 | Falling Behind: New Report Documents Texas’ Growing Math Problem | A decade-long decline in math performance shows students falling behind other states.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As Texas students begin taking the STAAR mathematics exams in the coming weeks, a groun... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | New dashboard answers three fundamental questions about the future of Texas energy | Advantages accrue to pushing forward on fossil fuel and renewable energy technologies.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- New dashboard answers three fundamental questions about the future of Texas energy
Adv... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | New Texas Energy Dashboard Maps Future Production and Demand | Online tool models how four technology-driven scenarios would drive growth
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, February 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a major development for Texas’ energy policy and planning, Texas 2036 has launched a new interactive t... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Former Rice University President David Leebron to Lead Premier Nonpartisan Think Tank Texas 2036 | David Leebron joins Texas 2036
David Leebron
David Leebron Named Incoming President and CEO of Texas 2036
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, February 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization Texas 2036 announced today t... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Why We Need To Invest In The Right Type Of Healthcare Innovation | Dr. Christopher Crow, CEO, Catalyst Health Group. |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Draft recommendations make ‘major’ changes in college funding formulas | Under draft recommendations by the Texas Commission on Community College Finance, community colleges could be moving toward a more outcomes-based funding formula, but it has to be approved by the Texas Legislature.
Renzo Soto, a policy advi... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Texas needs to stay innovative, says this nonprofit leader | It's no accident that Texas has one of the strongest economies in the world. Generations of leaders have built and sustained a business climate that welcomes investment and innovation without allowing burdensome regulations and high ta... |
