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Texas Education Reforms are Key in Promoting the Middle Skills

by on November 30, 2014 in Construction, Economy, Education, Politics, Texas, Workforce

Sweeping education reforms passed by the Texas Legislature in 2013 will be a great help to business leaders in Houston as they embark on an unprecedented push to promote “middle skills” jobs. Those are well-paying jobs that, as the Construction Citizen team has been telling you, require more than a high school diploma but less […]

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Tuesday Morning Reading: May the Best Ad Win

by on May 22, 2012 in Economy, Education, Politics, Rick Perry, Tea Party, Texas, Video

As we get closer to the May 29th primary, there are some really effective political ads and there are some that fall into the “questionable” category.  Tweet Share

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