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23.03.60
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By Sarah Font. American Enterprise Institute, March 2023, pp. 1-30 (Note Length).
Ranks states on their ability to move children in foster care to permanency through reunification with the family of origin, adoption, guardianship, or other custodial arrangements with relatives. Examines four permanency measures: overall; by the child's age at entry into the foster care system; and by race or ethnicity.
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23.03.61
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Annie E. Casey Foundation, March 8, 2023, pp. 1-7.
Presents recent data on the prevalence of youth homelessness and the risks that youth ages 14 through 24 face when homeless. Includes recommendations for policymakers to address and end youth homelessness, including support for youth leaving the foster care system.
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23.03.62
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By Anna Edgerton and Alex Barinka. Bloomberg Businessweek, March 20, 2023, pp. 44-49.
Examines U.S. legislators’ ongoing deliberations with TikTok over national security concerns. Mentions TikTok’s $1.5 billion 'Project Texas' plan to protect the data privacy of users in the U.S.
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23.03.63
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By Katharine Meyer. Brookings Institution, March 2023, pp. 1-9.
Analyzes cost-benefit data from higher education programs. Discusses the potential U.S. Department of Education's list of "low-financial-value" programs. Includes data collected from Texas.
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23.03.64
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By Alex Reinauer. Competitive Enterprise Institute, March 1, 2023, pp. 1-33 (Note Length).
Argues that there are a number of unintended consequences of right-to-repair legislation, including higher prices, reduced technological innovation, and decreased security. Includes links to recent right-to-repair state legislation.
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23.03.65
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By Andy Medici. Dallas Business Journal, March 10-16, 2023, pp. 10-12.
Provides tips that could benefit employers if noncompete clause bans become more prominent in the hiring market per proposed FTC regulation.
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23.03.66
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By Ishtiaque Fazlul, Cory Koedel, and Eric Parsons. Education Next, Spring 2023, pp. 1-7.
Presents reasons as to why free school lunch enrollment numbers are poor indicators of poverty. Examines national data.
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23.03.67
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By Scott J. Peters and Angela Johnson. EdWorkingPaper, Annenberg Institute at Brown University, March 2023, pp. 1-44 (Note Length).
Analyzes data on the equity of gifted education for English learners and those with disabilities, including the effect that state policy has on gifted education for these two groups. Discusses the number of Texas' gifted schools that fall in the top five percent of schools and compares Texas to other states.
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23.03.68
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By Sofia Gonzalez. Houston Business Journal, March 17-23, 2023, pp. 20-22.
Notes that the number of middle-skill jobs — positions that require either an associate's degree or a high school diploma plus on-the-job training — is projected to rise more than 16 percent in the Gulf Coast area, to just over 1.2 million by 2030. Details how community colleges and workforce training programs in Houston are planning to overcome a shortage of workers to fill these middle-skill positions in industries such as health care, manufacturing, electrical, and information technology.
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23.03.69
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By Ariane Hegewisch, Miranda Peterson, and Cristy Mendoza. Institute for Women's Policy Research, March 2023, pp. 1-13.
Studies the gender wage gap by race, ethnicity, and occupation in 2022 based on full-time weekly work. Finds women earn less than men in nineteen of the twenty most common occupations for women and in the twenty most common occupations for men. Argues that the gender wage gap across racial and ethnic groups remains profound.
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23.03.70
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By Melissa Gira Grant. New Republic, April 2023, pp. 14-23.
Posits that book bans targeting school libraries, buoyed by conservative activists, will eventually lead to book bans in public libraries. Discusses how some library professionals are organizing to collectively respond to these bans.
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23.03.71
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By W. Scott Bailey. San Antonio Business Journal, March 17-23, 2023, p. 6.
Reports that greater:SATX and Opportunity Austin, economic development groups in San Antonio and Austin, have teamed up to ensure that their fast-growing "megaregion" remains attractive to companies. Notes that the new partnership will advance legislative priorities such as improving and expanding job creation and corporate recruitment. Examines the potential impact of the sunset of Texas Tax Code Chapter 313, one of Texas' chief economic incentives tools, and speculates on what might replace it.
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23.03.72
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By Gretchen Vogel. Science, March 17, 2023, pp. 1072-1073.
Examines persistent vaccination requirements that may be outdated due to rapidly-evolving COVID-19 variants.
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23.03.73
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By Emily Beagle, Joshua D. Rhodes, and Michael E. Webber. State Bar of Texas: Oil, Gas and Energy Resources, January 2023, pp. 11-14.
Discusses impacts of renewable energy and energy storage on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ [ERCOT] wholesale electricity market. Summarizes findings from The Impact of Renewables in ERCOT and The Economic Impact of Renewable Energy in Rural Texas. Includes information related to the former Texas Tax Code Chapter 313, the Texas Economic Development Act.
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23.03.74
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By Scott S. Greenberger. Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), March 23, 2023, pp. 1-5.
Profiles legislation in multiple states that would limit the discretion of local district attorneys in deciding which crimes to prosecute. Ties this legislative trend to public statements by such attorneys that they would not prosecute abortions after the repeal of Roe v. Wade. Quotes Texas Representative David Cook and discusses HB 1350, 88th Legislature.
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23.03.75
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By Janelle Fritts. Tax Foundation, March 27, 2023, pp. 1-7.
Examines the merits of property taxation generally, as well as policy options for property tax limitation. Describes the effect of the property tax on businesses in the form of tangible personal property taxes and split roll property taxation.
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23.03.76
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By Cameron Abrams. Texan, March 27, 2023, pp. 1-3.
Interviews former Governor Rick Perry about school choice, education savings accounts, and the concerns of rural schools.
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23.03.77
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Texas Housers, March 17, 2023, pp. 1-2.
Summarizes the findings of the National Low Income Housing Coalition's The Gap report, which found that for extremely low-income households in Texas, there are only 25 available affordable housing units per every 100 households. Recommends the Legislature utilize both the state budget surplus and American Rescue Plan funds to build affordable housing.
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23.03.78
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By Dax González. Texas Lone Star (Texas Association of School Boards), April 2023, pp. 24-25.
Reviews current legislation related to education. Summarizes legislative priorities announced in Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State address. Provides an update on the State Board of Education.
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23.03.79
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By Larry French. Texas Public Policy Foundation, March 2023, pp. 1-24.
Argues Texas needs to update its water policies to ensure secure and dependable water supplies that will support its economy. Highlights the Hill Country aquifer challenges as a reflection of statewide water issues.
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23.03.80
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By Mary Hightower. University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, March 22, 2023, pp. 1-2.
Reports on a March 19, 2023 ruling from the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas with regard to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule defining "waters of the United States." Notes that the court issued the injunction Sunday night in Texas vs. EPA, halting implementation of the new EPA rule in both Texas and Idaho. Adds that two more injunction requests are pending in cases involving 25 states and discusses the potential impact of these cases.
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