The Employment Labor Market Intelligence Backbone demonstrates that the future of public intelligence is not simply collecting more information. It is understanding the context surrounding every record—including when the absence of data tells an important story.
Kirby
S&P Global Ratings assigned an A+ rating to Kirby’s $15 million 2026 certificates of obligation and affirmed the same rating on the city’s existing general-obligation debt. The stable outlook recognizes credible financial management while identifying reserves, debt costs and formal fiscal policies as the measures
Consumer.info
The decade-long data reveal a childcare system that is growing in reported capacity while shrinking in the number of licensed operations and new providers entering the system.
tourism
Digital international engagement remains strong across Texas, even as inbound travel to the United States has shown signs of weakness. San Antonio’s 5.65% year-to-date sales-tax decline raises a timely question: Are traditional tourism cities absorbing more of the economic impact? By Christopher C. Herring Global
by National Data System Economy & Growth City sales-tax allocations nearly doubled between 2013 and 2025. A 5.65% year-to-date decline in 2026 now raises a central question: Is San Antonio experiencing a temporary pause or the beginning of a broader slowdown? By River Walk Magazine | Data
Politics
District demographics often change slowly. Legislative representation can change overnight. A Texas Capital Report analysis compares legislative activity before and after officeholder transitions, measuring how legislative priorities, participation levels, and district alignment changed when new lawmakers entered office. The findings suggest that districts are not represented the same way by
Should lawmakers focus on the measurable needs of their districts? Should they focus on the areas where they possess professional expertise? Should they focus on the committees where they have influence? A new Texas Capital Report analysis suggests the answer may be all three. By combining district demographic profiles, legislative
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San Antonio
Texas Capital Report By Christopher Herring For more than a decade, San Antonio has pursued an ambitious economic development strategy centered on five strategic industry clusters: * Mobility * IT Security & Infrastructure * Sustainable Energy * Corporate Services * Bioscience Anchors & Catalysts Together, these sectors account for nearly half of the city'
Texas Leadership on Public Policy
A Texas Capital Report pilot project compared measurable district conditions with legislative activity in two Texas districts: Senate District 21 and House District 119. The analysis did not ask whether lawmakers were effective. It asked whether lawmakers directed legislative attention toward the measurable needs of the people they represent. The
lottery
The lottery remains fundamentally a game of chance, but the geography surrounding where winning tickets are sold offers a compelling reminder that even games of luck leave measurable footprints across a city.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
In an age increasingly driven by data, the greatest risk may not be that America lacks information—but that some of its most trusted public sources quietly fade away before anyone notices they are gone.