
Texas Union Coverage Holds Steady During Strong Job Growth
Editor’s Note: The version published Feb. 8 included bar charts for union density. The current copy is updated with line charts to show a longer range union density trend. Edits
Editor’s Note: The version published Feb. 8 included bar charts for union density. The current copy is updated with line charts to show a longer range union density trend. Edits
Read the full Texas report as a PDF In partnership with the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI), Every Texan released a new analysis demonstrating asylum seekers and new immigrants make significant
As a proposal to raise the Child Tax Credit advances in Congress, a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities highlights the good it could do for
All students – regardless of race, class, or gender – deserve affordable post-secondary education. Access to financial aid makes it possible for many students to attain post-secondary education and pursue
Texas’ system is so unbalanced that many Texas families pay a larger portion of their income in state/local taxes than similar families in “high-tax” California. A comprehensive study by the
This blog was authored by Every Texan’s Southern Education Leadership Initiative (SELI) Fellow Jack Kiggins. Race Class Narrative (RCN) and its messaging strategy potential is an encouraging step forward in
View the full data brief here. All Texans are worthy of mental health support, yet Texas adolescents and teens are particularly vulnerable to the life-threatening effects of depression and suicidal
Read the full data brief here. As Texans, there’s more that unites us than divides us. Regardless of our race, income, or hometown, Texans know we are worth a fair
Texas state agency employees and people working in the legislative and executive branches now have access to paid parental leave benefits. SB 222, effective September 1, 2023, provides eight weeks
This is Part 2 of a blog series examining the 2022 Census data and providing insight into Texas’ uninsured rate. Read Part 1 here. Policy Solutions All Texans, no matter
New U.S. Census estimates from mid-September show slight improvements in the number of uninsured Texans from 2021 to 2022. Seventeen percent of Texans (an estimated 4.9 million) were uninsured in
The state budget is the only bill the Legislature must pass each session. Every two years, legislators decide how to allocate our tax dollars to the services and infrastructure that