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San Antonio's Workforce Bet: Is the City's Economic Strategy Leaving Too Many Residents Behind?
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
Are Texas Lawmakers Responding to the Needs of Their Districts?
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
Josey Garcia
Inside Josey Garcia’s 408-Measure Freshman Legislative Portfolio
During the 88th regular session, Garcia held a recorded role on 408 legislative measures—leading bills, sharing authorship, carrying legislation between chambers and joining coalitions across a wide range of public priorities.
lottery
"Ready to Win!" Luck, Location, or Volume? Why One San Antonio ZIP Code Sold Nearly $31 Million in Big Texas Lottery Winners
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
The Quiet Disappearance of America's Economic Memory
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.
investigative series
Did Texas Owe Black Businesses More Than a Blank Map?
Texas instituted the HUB program in 1991 to increase opportunities for businesses owned by minorities and women in state procurement and contracting, and that state agencies were to make a good-faith effort to utilize HUBs in construction, services, and commodities purchases.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Texas consumers file 1.8 million complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
"The [CFPB] system creates a structured pathway for consumers to be heard while simultaneously generating a public record of reported problems and company responses."
Which Texas Legislators Are Most Aligned With the Highest-Priority Needs of Their Districts?
"representation should be understood through the relationship between what the district needs most and what the legislator works on most directly."
The Three Measures Every Texas Legislator Receives: Need, Response, and Alignment
For decades, legislative performance has been measured primarily through activity. How many bills did a legislator file? How many became law? How many committees did they serve on? While useful, those measures provide only part of the picture. A new Texas Representation Profile System introduces three separate measurements for every
Not All Legislative Participation Is Equal: Why Texas Needs a Leadership Score
For generations, legislative performance has been measured using simple metrics. How many bills did a lawmaker file? How many bills became law? How many times did a lawmaker appear on legislation? While useful, those measures assume that every form of participation carries the same level of responsibility. The legislative record
What Problems Is Texas Spending Its Time Trying to Solve?
A Texas Capital Report analysis of nearly 30,000 legislative measures filed during the 87th, 88th, and 89th Texas Legislatures reveals something surprising. Texas' priorities are changing less than many people think. Education remains the dominant policy domain across all three legislatures. Criminal justice consistently ranks second. Healthcare remains