By Tina Tran AARP TexasTina 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 for […]
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Texas could be on the cusp of an energy expansion
New research by Rice University’s Baker Institute, supported by Texas 2036, demonstrates that emerging technologies such as geothermal energy, hydrogen and carbon capture present unique energy opportunities for Texas.
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Beloved Texas Earth Day event returns in-person for Earthx2022
EarthX’s free festival returns to North Texas for three days of interactive experiences, exhibits, outdoor activities, entertainment and music performances that provide achievable solutions for a more sustainable globe.
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Texas CARES project offers insights into COVID-19 antibody response among Texans
By Wendy Cederberg UTHealth School of Public HealthThe Texas Coronavirus Response Survey (Texas CARES) provides improved understanding of how COVID-19 antibody response plays out across our state, in different communities and populations as well as over time. Texas CARES is not only one of the largest longitudinal COVID-19 seroprevalence surveys in the world, and likely […]
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Powered for good — clean energy for every Texan
Texans deserve to participate in and benefit from smarter and cleaner energy. However, fixing the energy inequity in our state won’t happen accidentally and shouldn’t happen with one-size-fits-all solutions.
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Why college and career readiness is a unicorn for ESSER funds
In Texas, districts can receive millions of dollars every year for students considered college-, career- and military-ready. Why not invest the billions in unspent COVID relief dollars directly into solutions that increase the number of students reaching this status?