anatomy of a state park investment in Texas

How did Environment Texas successfully pass legislation to add $1 billion to state parks? (1) Data. Texas is 35th in per capita state park acreage. That’s less than Florida. (2) personalized the data with anecdotes from Texans (3) bipartisan support (4) Harris County delegation support (5) bringing legislative experts into the team (6) press and (7) public engagement.

Environment Texas | How we got the Texas Legislature to invest $1 billion in state parks