The Coastal Bend of Texas is a unique corner of the Lone Star State — a 13,900-square-mile crescent that encompasses 13 counties near and bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The heart of the region is Corpus Christi, a city of 350,000 that is among the busiest ports in the country. A center of petrochemical manufacturing,

Rural Matters Episode #145 Strengthening Rural Postsecondary and Workforce Outcomes (Part III of Brookings Series) with Education to Employment Partners’ Jeffrey West Synopsis: In the third and final installment of our 2023 series with the Brookings Institution, Michael chats with Jeffrey West, Executive Director of Education to Employment Partners, where he works to bring people,