Jaime Puente oversees Every Texan’s work on education, workforce development and job quality. Before joining Every Texan, Jaime served three sessions as Legislative Director for two members of the Texas House of Representatives, Dr. Alma Allen and Rep. Ann Johnson. He also served for one review cycle at the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission where he worked on the reports for the Department of Licensing and Regulation as well as the Commission on Jail Standards. Jaime, a proud Houstonian, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from the University of Houston-Downtown and a Master of Arts degree at the Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. His Master’s thesis used the history of Juarez Lincoln University in Austin, Texas, to discuss the contested implementation of War on Poverty programs established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
Policy areas: K-12 Education, Immigration
Where to find me during session: The benches between E2.030 and E2.036
My surprising hobby: Land management
As public schools across Texas experience declines in enrollment and reduced spending power, vouchers are exacerbating financial crises in school districts while failing to serve most Texas students in their
Investments made in higher education over the last decade have helped power the Texas economy, but updated Texas Talent Trajectory (T3) data shows there is more to do. Every Texan’s
View this testimony as a PDF. Texans know and love their public institutions of higher education. For generations, names like the Longhorns, Aggies, and Red Raiders have stood for more
View this testimony as a PDF. When the framers of the Texas Constitution created our biennial Legislature in 1876, they considered the need to protect Texans from the meddling of
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Twitter Facebook Linkedin Every Texan’s director of Economic Opportunity Jaime Puente was interviewed for The Washington Post on The Texas Education Agency’s proposed curriculum to pay school districts to teach
One of the great pleasures of defending public education in Texas is the opportunity to meet fellow Texans and discuss the issues vital to our state. Recently, it was my
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