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Texas has offered students the chance to earn associate degrees before finishing high school for nearly two decades, and...
05/29/2026

Texas has offered students the chance to earn associate degrees before finishing high school for nearly two decades, and the pace has accelerated sharply in recent years:

🎓 Class of 2018: 23,610 postsecondary credentials earned

🎓 Class of 2024: 149,297 postsecondary credentials earned

That's a 532% increase!

In Texas, wage outcomes vary widely by field of study. Associate degrees in construction trades and healthcare consisten...
05/29/2026

In Texas, wage outcomes vary widely by field of study.

Associate degrees in construction trades and healthcare consistently outearn general studies degrees, both one year out and 10 years out.

Learn more at the link in our comments. 👇

05/29/2026

Texas has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in the country. But the pipeline from high school to credential still narrows along the way.

John Hryhorchuk explains in our series finale of "The Future of Texas."

Full episode linked in the comments. 💬

How much money do you actually need to live in Texas?The 2026 numbers are out, and they tell a fairly straightforward st...
05/28/2026

How much money do you actually need to live in Texas?

The 2026 numbers are out, and they tell a fairly straightforward story: the cost of getting by in Texas continues to climb, driven mostly by healthcare.

Policy Advisor Grace Atkins dives into the numbers in her latest blog. Link in the comments. 👇

National headlines on higher education tend to focus on rising debt and declining confidence. But Texas tells a differen...
05/28/2026

National headlines on higher education tend to focus on rising debt and declining confidence. But Texas tells a different story.

This past fall, Texas higher education enrollment reached a record 1.6 million students. On debt:

🚫 Nearly 60% of Texas graduates finish with no debt at all.

💸 97.5% finish with no debt or manageable debt relative to their earnings.

📉 Of those who borrow, the average debt for bachelor’s graduates at Texas public universities is less than $25,000.

Learn more at the link in our comments.

A national study by KFF found that the average price tag for a family’s health coverage has risen to nearly $27,000 a ye...
05/28/2026

A national study by KFF found that the average price tag for a family’s health coverage has risen to nearly $27,000 a year for employer-sponsored coverage.

That’s up 53% since 2015.

Stay up-to-date on what's impacting your healthcare bills. Link in comments. 👇

05/28/2026

"If you're a first-generation college student, make sure you're not the last person in your family to pursue and earn a post-secondary credential."

As graduation ceremonies unfold across Texas this month, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Wynn Rosser shares his advice for students.

Full episode at the link in our comments. 👀

Since 2000, hospital prices in the U.S. have surged three times faster than inflation and more than twice as fast as wag...
05/27/2026

Since 2000, hospital prices in the U.S. have surged three times faster than inflation and more than twice as fast as wages.

Want to know what's driving the surge? Find out at the link in our comments. 💬

Annual healthcare costs for a family of four covered by a typical employer health plan are now $37,824, according to new...
05/27/2026

Annual healthcare costs for a family of four covered by a typical employer health plan are now $37,824, according to new estimates from Milliman, Inc.

Caitlin Owens dives into the numbers for Axios. Link in our comments. 👇

Texas has long been associated with oil and gas. But over the last 25 years, it’s also become the United States' dominan...
05/27/2026

Texas has long been associated with oil and gas. But over the last 25 years, it’s also become the United States' dominant wind power producer, generating more wind energy than the next three states combined.

In a new blog, Texas 2036’s Alex Rose Montgomery breaks down the data behind the Lone Star State's surprising renewable energy boom.

Link in comments for more. 👇

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