Testimony of Ricky Dobbs, PhD, before the SBOE

Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030

Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030, the same type of storm that would cause approximately 12 hours of outages today could result in nearly 24 hours of...

SBOE Workgroups Announced: The Final Fight for Texas History

The workgroup numbers for the Texas State Board of Education are finally out, and they reveal a historic milestone for our state’s education system. As the SBOE moves toward the completion of this monumental process, it is clear that they have assembled a team with more history experts and more frontline Texas teachers than ever...

Connecting History to Students’ Daily Lives

Right now, the only world history most Texas students receive in elementary and middle school happens in sixth grade World Cultures—and even then, it is limited. Students may briefly learn about the origin of certain holidays or study Ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy. But too often, that is where the story ends. What...