Health & Human Services31.9% Public Education (PK-12)29.3% Business & Economic Development13.6% Higher Education12.7% Public Safety & Prisons6.6% All Other5.0%

“Texas needs to ensure that all Texans have the skills and education to be competitive in the increasingly international economy and that the future of Texas will be increasingly determined by minority populations, particularly Hispanics, and that how well they do (in educational, economic, and other terms) is how well Texas will do.” – Steve Murdock, Former Texas State Demographer

“Texas needs an additional 4.1 million associate and bachelor’s degrees to be globally competitive by the year 2030.” “Narrowing disparity between whites & minorities must be the priority.” – Woody Hunt, Chairman of the Texas Business Leadership Council