My public career highlights and education: I’ve led economic development in three states, serving as chairman for multiple statewide organizations. A West Texas A&M MBA graduate and University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute alumnus, I’ve guided 300+...
The University of Texas (UT) System has stamped a series of key leadership changes for its universities, establishing a new hierarchy to guide and achieve the system’s goals and policies for the foreseeable future. Several of the appointments were officially announced...
The port of Galveston has updated its Strategic Master Plan, outlining new measures and projects vital to accommodating the port’s rapid growth and ongoing demand. The updated plan includes planned investments and projects over the next two decades. The port forecasts...
The city of Laredo has officially approved its over $1 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-2026, the most expensive budget in city history. The city council also discussed the coming year’s $525.8 million Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), slated for approval at a later...
The city of Sherman, Texas is in line for a new medical campus with services to expand healthcare access and accommodate emerging community and public needs. The Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) has announced that it will build a $400 million state-of-the-art...
The Houston City Council approved a $314 million disaster recovery plan this month to address funding needs still lingering from Hurricane Beryl and the 2024 derecho. The plan uses federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), targeting...
