How the Veteran Stability Index works Economic Stability 25% · Employment Stability 20% · Housing Stability 20% · Health & Service Access 15% · Mobility & Practical Access 10% · Community Support 10%. Public ranking requires at least 250 Veterans and complete core components.
Pharaoh Clark, Chief of Staff HD 124,comments "Representative Garcia’s second-term record also reflected a sharper connection between committee responsibility and statewide policy... We continue to impact our Veterans and Active Duty in San Antonio...
Texas Capital Report · Legislative Intelligence Texas Legislative Intelligence · 89th Regular Session The Senate Set the Pace in 89R: Senator West' SD-23 Leads Texas in Successful-Measure Volume AUSTIN — Behind every bill that moves through the Texas Capitol is a team. Legislative directors track deadlines. Policy analysts research the
Texas Capital Report · Legislative Intelligence Texas Legislative Intelligence · 89th Regular Session Beyond the Bill Count: Royce West’s 33-Year Senate Record Shows What Institutional Capacity Can Look Like Senate District 23 led the 89R successful-measure volume analysis with 291 successful measures. For Sen. Royce West, that performance comes
An amicus filing in a federal case challenging NMSDC’s Minority Business Enterprise certification program examines potential consequences for GDP, jobs, procurement competition, business formation and tax revenue.
Texas-Asia Economic Intelligence Vietnam Is Building a New Financial Gateway. Where Does Texas Fit? Vietnam's financial-center strategy could create openings for Texas energy, technology, manufacturing, logistics and financial-services companies - but only if the opportunity is measured against verified economic trends. By Christopher C. Herring - Texas
Texas Capitol Report Texas Capitol Report · Government Accountability 447,783 San Antonio 311 Requests Reveal Where Service Pressure—and Government Responsibility—Meet A new accountability intelligence system connects Council-district service pressure to the departments that must respond, the city leaders who hold operational authority, and the Texas lawmakers who
A May 2026 TDCJ analysis found 9,079 Bexar-associated records, nearly 2,000 people in parole review and several sentencing patterns below statewide averages.
Consumer.info Public Safety Intelligence San Antonio ZIP Codes With the Lowest Measured Police Response in 2025 A ZIP-level ranking identifies the neighborhoods and communities where arrest activity was lowest relative to recorded offenses. The measure reveals enforcement gaps—but it is not a ranking of 911 arrival times.
Texas Capital Report · Public Safety Intelligence One ZIP, 41,825 Incidents A National Data System analysis maps where San Antonio Fire and EMS demand is concentrated, identifies the councilmembers responsible for asking the next questions, and separates city duties from state-supported solutions. By Christopher C. Herring · National Data System
Herring said. “Long-term resilience requires understanding where agricultural opportunity exists, where extension services are needed, where workforce development can have the greatest impact, and how accountability systems can help ensure resources reach the people they are intended to serve.”
Kirby Civic & Financial Report Who Wanted Kirby’s Bonds? Inside the $161.6 Million Investor Order Book Thirty-one accounts submitted nearly 11 times more orders than Kirby had bonds to sell. The demand helped lower borrowing costs—but it did not make investors owners of the city. Texas
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TEXAS CAPITAL REPORT · GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY America Has No National Standard for 311 Service Requests Why Texas Policymakers Cannot Compare Cities by Complaint Counts Alone An analysis of more than 22.7 million public service requests from New York City, Houston and San Antonio found that America’s largest cities measure
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Texas Legislature Josey Garcia Helped Advance 89 Bills Signed Into Law During Her First Texas House Session Who is Josey Garcia that leads Texas House District 124? In 2023, Representative Josey Garcia became the first and only woman veteran to serve in the history of the Texas Legislature. During her
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Consumer.info Civic Service Intelligence South and West San Antonio Carry the Heaviest 311 Service Demand A spatial analysis of 450,702 city service calls shows that demand is concentrated in a handful of SAPD substation areas, with South and West accounting for nearly 40 percent of all calls. By
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Kirby Civic & Financial Report The July 9 vote clears the way for approximately $15 million in project funding for municipal facilities, streets, drainage, parks, utilities and public-safety needs—but it also begins a three-decade public accountability period. Texas Capital Report · Kirby, Texas · July 2026 The central finding
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AUSTIN, Texas — The lawmakers who exerted the greatest influence on Texas public policy during the 89th Legislature came from districts that span nearly every corner of the state, from the rapidly growing suburbs of North Texas to the border communities of South Texas, demonstrating that legislative effectiveness is not confined
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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