1.7 million
Job openings in Texas each year
For your business: every unfilled skilled role means lost output, overtime, and schedule risk; this is the market you hire in.
Texas Business Education Alliance
The workforce you’ll hire in 2030 is being decided right now in Austin.
Austin, Texas Where policy shapes possibility.
The opportunity ahead
Texas is at
a crossroads.
Texas is at a crossroads. Employers compete for talent against nearly 1.7 million openings a year — and AI is accelerating what those jobs require. Businesses don’t just need workers ready to work; they need workers who make them better and stronger. TBEA puts you in the room, with the data, access, and coordination to shape it.
60%
Of new jobs require postsecondary education or training
For your business: the majority of your future roles can’t be filled from today’s talent supply without intervention.
1 in 3
High school graduates reach that credential within six years
For your business: two of every three young Texans enter the workforce without the credentials your jobs require
Not Another Association
A litmus test approach
Does this state policy produce a measurable, positive outcome for the Texas economy, job creation, or workforce readiness? If not, TBEA doesn’t touch it.
That discipline is why TBEA’s voice carries at the Capitol and why your membership isn’t diluted across an unfocused agenda.
Get to know TBEAOur policy focus
Three priorities.
One stronger Texas.
Priorities stay concentrated in three areas:
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Economic impact
Economic impact of education on the Texas economy
02
Job creation
Job creation and the role of a skilled workforce in attracting and keeping employers
03
Workforce readiness
Workforce readiness and the pipeline from Texas schools to Texas businesses
Every issue is backed by economists, workforce researchers, and third-party data; translated into economic terms, not just talking points.
Business leaders, together
Business leaders influence, multiplied.
Legislators listen to the employers who create jobs in their districts. TBEA brings the structure, the data, and the coordination — business leaders bring the influence.
Discover membership01
Shape the agenda — direct input into the legislative priorities TBEA advances
02
Walk in prepared — talking points and issue summaries written for business leaders
03
Be in the room — coordinated access to legislators at the moments that matter
The next chapter for Texas
Strong Businesses.
Strong Schools.
Strong Texas.
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