How Austin’s INTERA engages its millennial employees
INTERA has seen an influx of young workers and Lavenue now has the duty of retaining and engaging young employees, as INTERA did with him.
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To my Latino brothers and sisters, this is just the beginning
Latinos in Texas won these historic victories on our way to becoming the state’s demographic majority in 2030. Democrats and Republicans alike need to take note. Democracy is representative, and with changing demographics comes the need for a change in the faces and identities of our leadership.
The floods of the 1950s and the floods today
Flooding is not new, but solving the flooding issue is much more difficult today than it was in the late 50’s and 60’s. That’s due to government regulations and bureaucratic government agencies, and to a different attitude among landowners in the 50’s vs. today.
SNL mocked my appearance. Here’s why I didn’t demand an apology.
When all else fails, try asking for forgiveness, or granting it. On Saturday, Pete Davidson and SNL made amends. I had some fun. Everyone generally agreed that a veteran’s wounds aren’t fair game for comedy. Maybe now we should all try to work toward restoring civility to public debate.
Rural Texas highways give us a reliable path to the pump
Our almost unquenchable thirst for fuel has delivered great news on the job front, but it has also required rural highways to work overtime. Those roads are seeing far higher and heavier levels of traffic than they were designed to handle, not only from oil transports but also from myriad vehicles that support drilling operations. The result is big-city gridlock in rural locales.
Texas film industry future in the hands of the Legislature
Texas film industry at a production crossroads. The 86th Legislative Session will lay the groundwork for the success or failure of the future of film production in Texas.
The magic of the Rio Grande
My family’s trajectory is in many ways the story of South Texas. Non-citizens becoming citizens and forming families that bear generation after generation of Americans. This is the magic of the Rio Grande. Lately, people want to build walls on this river where I grew up.
My parents fled Central America to protect our safety. It’s what any good parent would do.
When I see the images of Central American migrants now heading to the United States seeking asylum, I see people who are trying to escape extreme poverty and violence — people just like my parents. They are trying to survive; they want their children to live.
Celebrity and Texas politics
For Democrats, who will certainly enjoy the fruits of this most recent harvest, it would be wise to tread cautiously into the next election cycle; they will not always have Superman on the ballot and a $70 million to fuel the effort.
Texas House should set partisanship aside when choosing a speaker
The ideal process of a healthy debate before we select a new speaker of the Texas House has been commandeered by the usual political obstacle of partisan divide with very little discussion. Texans deserve better.
Embrace community health centers as a crucial part of Texas’ disaster response
Expand current Public Health Emergency Support Functions from hospitals and long-term care facilities to recognize the role of community health centers. By recognizing their importance and connecting them to resources at critical moments, we can increase the speed of community response in future disasters and decrease the length of recovery.
If Beto O’Rourke runs for Senate in 2020, he could win.
Sen. Ted Cruz’s narrow win over Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday night ended the El Paso Democrat’s fairy-tale run. But Democrats’ disappointment in failing to “turn Texas blue” obscures another discernible election result: the beginning of the end for one-party rule in Texas.
There was a wave, and it was pro-public education
The election results were clear: the wave that mattered was a bipartisan, pro-public education wave.
The plan to protect the Texas coast reaches milestone
The Texas coast is still at risk. More than a year after Hurricane Harvey wreaked damage from Corpus Christi to the edge of Louisiana, we remain largely unprotected from the potentially catastrophic impact of storm surge.
An education agenda for Texas conservatives
Since 2014, more than 1.6 million new students have entered Texas public schools and over $570 billion inflation-adjusted dollars have been spent on public education in the state. During that same time, Texas conservatives have helmed every branch of state government. So, how have we done? Have we put those dollars to good use?
Why the polls could be wrong
Ted Cruz has led Beto O’Rourke in every recent poll by anywhere between 2 and 9 points, making it highly unlikely for O’Rourke to actually be leading on Election Day. But it’s also true that a more awakened electorate has made for a more interesting campaign. It has also magnified the uncertainty that everyone should expect to hover over all political polling.
Yes, it’s a long ballot. Need a guide to get you through?
Voters in our democracy expect candidates to participate in voter education activities. This is a democracy, for goodness sake. Voters are more likely to vote when they know who the candidates are and where they stand on the issues.
What you should know about voter ID in Texas
In this year’s election, Texas voters are facing a new voter identification law. For many of them, it’ll mean presenting one of a short list of photo IDs at the polls before casting a ballot. But voters who face obstacles to obtaining one of those photo IDs are still able to vote.
WGU Texas helps students achieve dreams of completing a college degree
WGU Texas is breaking down the traditional obstacles to a college degree by redefining the student experience.
Holdsworth Center Groundbreaking: A New Vision for the Future of School Leadership
Charles Butt, Chairman and CEO of H-E-B, has strengthened his commitment to public education in Texas as construction begins on a 44-acre lakefront campus for The Holdsworth Center.