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.
childcare
A new ZIP-level analysis reveals that hundreds of Texas communities face severe childcare shortages — not because demand is unknown, but because licensed childcare infrastructure simply does not exist. By Christopher C. Herring By 6:15 each morning, the parking lot outside a South San Antonio childcare center is already
Texas Capital Report
By Texas Capital Report The numbers are buried in appendices, scattered across agency filings and procurement databases, hidden beneath technical language that rarely reaches the public. But together they tell a story about how Texas government actually grows. In just the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, Texas agencies and