Jessica talks with Dr. Brian Woods, Superintendent of San Antonio's Northside Independent School District. Dr. Woods shares insights on the role of educators in accommodating all students and the role that a broad and diverse coalition played in speaking up against Texas bathroom bills in 2017. He also suggests a simple step anyone - parent of school-age kids or not - can take to support local schools.

Texas Competes Action podcast

Texas Competes Action podcast_ep3: public education with Dr. Brian Woods

In a data-packed, insightful conversation, we talk with Phillip Jones, President & CEO of VisitDallas and founder of Texas Welcomes All, the coalition of tourism entities that fought the "bathroom bill" in Texas in 2017. Phillip shares the losses and risks to Texas tourism, the impacts of those losses on jobs and workers, and the importance of primary voting in Texas in 2018 to help the state move on from divisive, discriminatory policies.

Texas Competes Action podcast_ep2: Texas tourism with Phillip Jones

Texas Competes Action head Jessica Shortall sits down with longtime Texas politico Eric Glenn to discuss what the heck happened with the bathroom bills in Texas in 2017. This is the first of such conversations in a series examining the economic risk of LGBT discrimination, the business response to this risk, and the impact this topic will have on 2018 elections in Texas.