Natural Resource:Īs our population increases over the next 50 years, so will our demand for water. Approximately three million Texas households lack any access to high-speed internet service – indicating further work must be done to close the digital divide.
Texas’ population is projected to increase by nearly 25% by 2036 to more than 38 million residents, putting Texas’ broadband and energy infrastructures to the test. In this measure, 59% of Texans answered that they had skipped care due to cost – including 56% of insured Texans. A related metric asks about any needed care or treatment, including prescription drugs. Texas ranks last (12th out of 12) among peer states. Texas 2036 follows a metric that asks whether individuals needed to see a doctor but did not because of cost.
Rising prices have made health care unaffordable, even for those with insurance. Texas is eighth among 12 peer states in providing living wage jobs for its residents, underperforming states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Today, only 56% of Texas households earn above a living wage threshold (or $54,852 for a family of four). This rate is almost the lowest rate when compared against 11 peer states. Early learning difficulties hamper students’ success in future education, where today, fewer than one in three high school graduates obtain a post-secondary credential within six years of graduation. In the 2021-2022 school year, only 50% of third graders could read on grade level. Too few Texas students can read at grade level.
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The Strategic Framework, with its goals and metrics, is a robust resource for Texas policymakers and leaders as they consider how Texas can be a place of shared opportunity through our bicentennial,” said Holly Heard, Ph.D., vice president of data and analytics at Texas 2036. “Our new platform is meant to be a ‘living’ Texas dashboard, where metrics will regularly update so everyone can keep track of our state’s progress.”Īmong the framework’s key findings when reviewing the most recent performance indicators are: Education and Workforce: These peer states include California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. In addition, the Strategic Framework provides Texans a clear look at how the state is doing against similar states across these metrics that the organization has identified as the keys to continued success in the future. Texas 2036 stresses reliance on relevant, trustworthy data as a key organizational value, and the report lays out over 150 metrics to chart the state’s progress toward achieving these goals. Secretary of Education. “The Strategic Framework shows that Texas must continue to invest in education and infrastructure as many other states have made strides to be more competitive.”
Our new Strategic Framework and the data it provides reinforce two critical principles – that our future resides squarely in our people and that we must organize for success,” said Margaret Spellings, president and CEO of Texas 2036 and former U.S. “We will use the Framework and this data to measure our progress in addressing critical issues for Texas, helping to ensure that we make these aspirational goals a reality.”Īccompanying this second edition of the Strategic Framework is a new interactive dashboard, which allows Texas policymakers and the public to see the opportunities and headwinds and compare Texas’ progress against other large states. and incoming chair of the Texas 2036 Board. This Strategic Framework truly is what the people of Texas and their elected leaders make of it,” said Marc Watts, president of The Friedkin Group, Inc. Released in advance of the 88th Texas Legislature, the Strategic Framework provides in-depth, cross-cutting data to inform key decisions about the state’s most significant issues – for example, is the state’s educational system properly preparing the next generation of the workforce? Are Texans confident in their ability to obtain affordable health care? What’s the state of Texas’ infrastructure? Reflecting more than six years of research and analysis, “Shaping Our Future: A Strategic Framework for Texas ” was created by Texas 2036 and endorsed by the 36 members of its nonprofit, nonpartisan board as a resource to the state’s officeholders, influencers and the public. Texas 2036’s Strategic Framework shows how Texas stacks up across key performance areas and against other states: Policymakers and the public can track how Texas is doing to fortify the state’s futureĪs Texas looks toward its bicentennial, Texas 2036 releases a new data-driven roadmap for the state to be the best place to live and work.
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