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House Passes Budget, Legislature Moves Broadband and Energy Issues

4/23/21
Week In Review This week, the House amended and passed Senate Bill 1, the state biennial budget. It now heads back to the Senate and conference committee to iron out differences between the two…
Energy

What Carbon Capture Needs in Texas

4/23/21
Advancing energy competitiveness within Texas and our region is a top priority of the Partnership. Key to those efforts is supporting policies that will help Texas maintain its competitive advantage…
Employment

Houston Legislators Lead on Building Skilled Texas Workforce

4/21/21
Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Representative Jim Murphy (R-Houston) have introduced critical workforce legislation to align the work of the state’s three major education and workforce…
Membership

Healthy Families, Healthy Texas Bills Pass House and Partnership Pushes Workforce Improvements

4/16/21
Week In Review There are just six weeks left in the Texas legislative session and some important procedural deadlines are rapidly approaching. The House passed important health care legislation and…
Economic Development

Future of Texas – Unscripted: How Key Legislation Brings Business Investment to Houston

4/15/21
In this episode of Future of Texas – Unscripted, we discuss Texas’s economic incentive programs – what they are, how they are used, and how we benefit from them in this region. Partnership Vice…
Membership

Partnership Comments on School Accountability and Economic Development in Austin

3/26/21
Week In Review The Partnership was active in Austin this week with Partnership President and CEO Bob Harvey testifying before two legislative committees. In addition, an important energy bill was…
Executive Partners