As employers struggle to find people with the right skills for their open positions, the University of Texas at San Antonio is proliferating major projects to address workforce gaps.
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A new generation of physicians
After six years in the making, 2,195 applications, and 593 candidate interviews, Sam Houston State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine enrolled its inaugural class of 75 aspiring student doctors.
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Our state won’t recover until our public schools recover
By Todd Williams, Chairman and CEO of The Commit PartnershipThe Commit Partnership works collaboratively to help solve the biggest systemic education related challenges in Texas.From a small apartment, a kid walks to Milam Elementary in Dallas ISD. His family car has broken down — again — but he doesn’t want to be late because his […]
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This far and no further
William Abranowicz’s contemporary photographs inspired by the voting rights movement underscore the crucial necessity of defending—and exercising—our right to vote at this tenuous moment for American democracy.
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DoorDash’s commitment to powering local Texas economies
In 2019 DoorDash added over $642 million to the Texas state economy that otherwise would not have existed.
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Impact investing: Innovative philanthropy in the COVID era
By Elena M. Marks and Mike NellisElena M. Marks is president and CEO of the Episcopal Health Foundation. Mike Nellis is CEO of Austin Community Foundation.If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that we must work together and find creative solutions to our biggest issues. This year, we’ve observed the philanthropic sector quickly and decisively […]
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Texas, it’s time to mobilize every medical resource available
Texas must mobilize every medical resource available, including Freestanding ERs, as our state’s COVID patient numbers surge and hospital space tightens.
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Water serves length and breadth of $1.9 trillion Texas economy
Growth in wet years, economic distress in dry ones.
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Border wall concerns in Lower Rio Grande Valley diminished by virus and growth
Trump administration overrides long-standing conservation mission.
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A new way to keep Texas “business-friendly”
By Margaret Spellings, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TEXAS 2036This time last year, Texas was wrapping up a year of record low unemployment and job growth in which nearly 1,000 jobs were being added every day. Economic growth seemed limitless, driven by a business-friendly climate and a relatively stable energy market. Fast forward a year: 2020 […]