In 2036, Texas turns 200. By then, 10 million more Texans will call our state home. Growth has been a part of Texas’ past, present and future, but it will bring new challenges as we try to preserve ...

The first two blogs in this series examined why Texas is considering performance-based funding for public universities and what outcomes a new model could reward. But creating a new set of incentives ...

Our 2027 Policy Playbook outlines Texas 2036's policy priorities for the 90th Legislature, organized around our four policy pillars.

The Texas 2036 Voter Poll interviews about 1,000 voters each wave. Yet, Texas has about 18 million registered voters. Is our voter poll representative of statewide voters? Here are some common ...

Texas 2036 is one of the most ambitious public policy organizations in the country, and we’re looking for a talented Digital Communications Manager who can bring our research and ideas to life online.

Our 2027 Policy Playbook outlines Texas 2036’s policy priorities for the 90th Legislature, organized around our four policy pillars. This one-pager highlights support for $27.8 million to modernize ...

For ten years, you’ve known Texas 2036 through our research, reports and policy recommendations. This special edition is different. Behind every report is a team of people working to understand Texas’ ...

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One of the clearest findings from our 10th Texas Voter Poll is that Texans share broad agreement on many of the challenges facing the state. Looking at the results by partisanship shows where ...

Statewide, about 60% of Texas public school students are classified as economically disadvantaged. A campus at or above that share is considered high-poverty. By that measure, roughly 5,400 of the ...