Texas’ colleges and universities just received their report cards and the grades are mixed. While Texas leads much of the country on transparency and accountability,
The adult basic education system can be a bright spot for many Texans looking to better their career prospects, find stable employment, and earn a
By Don Baylor & Leslie Helmcamp This Labor Day we hear that the Texas unemployment rate has remained below the national average. We also hear that
The income gap between the Texas families at the top and bottom of the income ladder is the 7th highest in the nation, according to
On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court passed a “living wage” requirement for county tax incentives designed to lure jobs to the area. Travis County,
By Andrea Mayo In 2011, nine percent of Texas teenagers age 16 to 19 were neither in school nor in the workforce. Unless Texas takes
This week, the Austin American-Statesman ran an oped I wrote about the flawed legislation filed that would require welfare and unemployment benefits applicants to be
This weekend, we contributed a piece to the Austin American-Statesman’s legislative series. You can read the full oped below, which originally ran in the Statesman
Today we released a new data tool that finds that what a two-parent household with two children in Texas must earn to cover basic expenses
As the Texas Legislature starts drafting a budget and writing laws that reflect the state’s values and respond to the state’s needs, it should ask:
