泰勒·兰丁于2023年10月5日出版
在提前投票前的几周, the Greater 休斯顿 Partnership will share essential information on the 2023 ballot initiatives that will impact our region. 本周, Hga010皇冠软件下载关注州8号和10号提案, which would allow Texas to expand its broadband infrastructure and become more 有竞争力的 in attracting the medical and biomedical manufacturing industries. We will also go deeper into Harris County’s bond proposal, which would upgrade and enhance the hospital district’s facilities.
公平获得可靠的服务, high-speed broadband provides economic opportunities to all Texans, and investment in broadband expansion enables local communities to thrive. 然而,你.S. 人口普查局(Census Bureau)的数据显示,这一数字接近2.8 million Texas households and 7 million people lack broadband access.
弥合这一数字鸿沟, Proposition 8 creates the constitutionally dedicated Broadband Infrastructure Fund (BIF). The BIF will assist in financing connectivity projects and invest $1.5 billion toward expanding broadband infrastructure around the state, enabling Texas to successfully draw down funds from the federal Broadband Equity, 访问, & 部署(BEAD)计划.
如果被选民批准, Proposition 8 will ensure our communities remain connected, 有竞争力的, and adaptable in the face of whatever challenges and opportunities tomorrow may bring.
德州正努力成为生命科学的中心, our state needs to become a more attractive place for companies in the medical and biomedical industry to relocate.
By the numbers: Texas has one of the highest effective tax rates for the medical and biomedical manufacturing sector, 对这些企业征税超过28%. For comparison, none of Texas’ largest competitors taxes the same industry more than 13.5%.
Proposition 10 is a constitutional amendment to exempt medical and biomedical manufacturers from the state’s inventory and equipment taxes, t在这里fore reducing the effective tax rate for these manufacturers. 如果选民通过第10号提案, Texas would be more attractive for existing medical and biomedical manufacturers to expand while also drawing new innovators to Texas from around the country and around the world.
哈里斯医疗系统, Hga010皇冠软件下载县的医院区, has provided care and served the residents of Harris County for nearly six decades. Acting as the county’s safety net care system and operating one of our two Level I Trauma Centers, the system is an integral part of our health care ecosystem.
By the numbers: Harris County's population has more than doubled in the past 30 years to nearly five million residents, while the facilities run by Harris Health have decreased in capacity, 许多人已经接近生命的尽头. This drastic increase in population over the decades has necessitated the need for an additional Level I Trauma Center, especially one located outside of the Texas Medical Center that is more easily accessible to all residents.
Harris County Proposition A seeks voter approval of a $2.5 billion bond issuance for constructing a new Level I Trauma Center, 新医院, and other upgrades and investments in the Harris Health system’s facilities.
重要选举资料:
看大休斯顿 伙伴关系2023年投票倡议指南 在你去投票之前.
重要选举资料:
Find more information on each of these ballot measures supported by the Greater 休斯顿 Partnership at 休斯顿.org/2023ballot.