School districts that accept funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) are required to agree to keep students safe and maintain equity and fiscal effort. As parents, students, and
Senate Bill 1 would use up to $4 billion of state revenue in fiscal year 2023 to replace school property taxes for the 2022-23 school year. Under the school finance
This op-ed was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle. Despite billions of federal dollars on the table, strong statewide public support and the ravages of COVID-19, Texas legislators have refused to expand Medicaid, the federal-state
This blog was written by Kevin Delaney, co-founder and CEO of Charter, a media and services company that aims to transform workplaces and catalyze a new era of dynamic organizations
Every Texan recently reached a momentous milestone with the adoption of our first union contract. In February 2020, blissfully ignorant about how our lives were about to change in the
Looking for trends for Texas cities and counties? This year’s American Community Survey estimates are delayed. Learn more here! Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this morning shows the
Census data is an essential source of information for community decision-making. It underlies redistricting processes, funding allocation, and the ability of state and local governments to identify and work toward
According to the Trevor Project, “at least one LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13-24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the U.S.” In 2019 I attended the funeral of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-7ywS772EY What exactly is Article X, and why did Gov. Abbott veto it? Article X of the state budget, the General Appropriations Act, funds the legislative branch. This includes all
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, over 100 health care providers throughout Texas are sending a letter to the Texas House of Representatives urging them to reject any legislation restricting the ability
