Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment 2020, 2023, 2026 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Division, in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Council of Texas, is conducting the Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) as required [...]

Texas Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) Program Evaluation 2025 - 2026 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Texas Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program serves approximately 90,000 adult learners annually through a statewide network of local grantees. The program supports underprepared adults in building foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, [...]

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT 2022-2024 MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Texas Workforce Commission is contracting with the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University (PPRI) to evaluate how the RESEA program is implemented in [...]

WICHITA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE 2012 MAKE A DIFFERENCE Though the number of public defender offices in Texas has nearly tripled in the past decade, very little evidence is available regarding their advantages compared to traditional assigned counsel systems. The Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI), under the sponsorship [...]

TEXAS VETERANS NEEDS ASSESSMENT 2019-21 MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) sponsored the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) to conduct its legislature mandated Needs Assessment (sec 434.017 of the Texas Government Code) of Texas veterans and their families. This work was conducted to help establish the [...]