A response to ongoing attacks on transgender youth and their families and the heightened strains on organizations in Texas who serve them.
Is Texas preparing for the right drought?
Texas’ strategy of planning for a repeat of the 1950s drought is no longer enough. While historic evidence identifies droughts that were longer and more severe than the Drought of Record, contemporary data points to a likely future of increasing drought severity.
Texas Performing Arts’ all-new 22/23 season
Texas Performing Arts presents their all-new 22/23 season featuring the best in new performance from around the world.
Want a strong workforce? Teach college and career readiness in middle school
Evidence shows that postsecondary planning in middle school prepares students for better workforce choices. Our view of college and career readiness challenges the status quo.
BCBSTX providers absorbed 25% more behavioral health visits during the pandemic
Virtual tools have helped adults and children receive needed care to cope with increased stressors.
Building out broadband to help older Texans
By Tina Tran AARP Texas Tina Tran is state director of AARP Texas. AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members, including more than 2.3 million in Texas, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocates […]
Top 10 reasons why UTSA represents the future of higher education
With a new Tier One designation and national recognition as a leader in Latino student success, UTSA represents a promising future for Texas
Actual education issues – not culture wars – must guide future elections
The latest polls show Americans think public education is important but must be improved as we come out of the pandemic. However, policymakers and others in education reform are too focused on social issues as opposed to improving teaching and learning.
Whole-Person Care and the Impact of Social Determinants of Health
Research shows strong connections between the social and economic needs of patients and their health challenges.
From Odessa to Odesa, there’s a model for broadband in Texas
New research by Rice University’s Baker Institute, supported by Texas 2036, examines the prospect of expanding high-speed internet access in Texas with different technologies, including low-Earth orbit satellites.
