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LBJ School roundup at the Texas Legislature 2019

March 4, 2019

The 86th Texas Legislature runs from Jan. 8 to May 27. While lawmakers, including LBJ School alumni, debate bills and bring policy to life, our students and faculty are working both behind the scenes and in front of the camera at the State Capitol. These LBJ School students, professors and researchers are delivering public testimony, informing politicians, reporting with the media and even interning in senators’ and representatives’ offices.

Texas Democrats' DC escape plan has limited staying power

July 13, 2021
Sherri Greenberg spoke with Bloomberg News about Texas Democrats who left the state to stop voting on the election bill.

Virus spikes while local and state officials bicker over face mask mandates

June 29, 2020
LBJ's Sherri Greenberg weighs in on the tension between safeguarding the economy and public health when the two are intertwined.

Virus spikes while local and state officials bicker over face mask mandates

June 29, 2020
LBJ's Sherri Greenberg weighs in on the tension between safeguarding the economy and public health when the two are intertwined.

Op-Ed: How Texas can improve its chances for post-pandemic economic recovery

May 18, 2020
Coronavirus has revealed weaknesses in the Texas economy that we must address, write Kirk Watson and LBJ Urban Lab Director Steven Pedigo. "As more than 1.5 million Texans lined up for unemployment, a blinding light was shone on our state's inequities and vulnerabilities. Now, as business activity begins to resume across the state, we can no longer debate or deny their existence. Texas needs a new playbook for our new normal, one that addresses our state’s economic soft spots and redefines who we are going forward.

Op-Ed: How Texas can improve its chances for post-pandemic economic recovery

May 18, 2020
Coronavirus has revealed weaknesses in the Texas economy that we must address, write Kirk Watson and LBJ Urban Lab Director Steven Pedigo.

In the battle over state versus local COVID-19 orders, the governor holds most of the cards

May 14, 2020
State and local officials have issued a variety of orders related to how individuals and businesses can conduct themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. In many cases, these orders conflict, cover...

Texas after COVID-19: Report dives into what the state should learn

May 14, 2020
As Texas begins to reopen services and business around the state, policy experts from both UT Austin and the University of Houston have issued a playbook for the state's post-pandemic recovery.

A road map for a post-pandemic Texas

May 13, 2020
A new report from UT's LBJ School and the University of Houston's new Hobby School proposes nine ways to reorient Texas's economy and workforce.

Texas policy experts issue playbook for post coronavirus recovery

May 13, 2020
As Texas begins to reopen services and business around the state, policy experts from both UT Austin and the University of Houston have issued a playbook for the state's post-pandemic recovery.
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