Higher Education Policy

June 26, 2009

Elizabeth Young

A review of the 81st Texas Legislature’s work on higher education funding, transparency, and accountability reforms.

Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem

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K-12 Education

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Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Arlington

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