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- March 4, 2025 |
Issue No. 3, 2025 In this issue of Crosswinds: We have had great success with our Branding Texas newsletter, which carefully tracks our state’s reputation inside and beyond [...]
- March 2, 2025 |
Our own views and client news. Issue No. 2, 2025 In this issue of Crosswinds: We have had great success with our Branding Texas newsletter that tracks the [...]
- February 24, 2025 |
Our own views and client news. Issue No. 1, 2025 In this issue of Crosswinds: We have had great success with our Branding Texas newsletter, which carefully tracks our [...]
- December 3, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 7, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: George Strait receives 2024 CMA lifetime achievement award with a very straight face; the work of Texas [...]
- October 25, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 6, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: New world-class F1 Circuit of the Americas racetrack smoothed the way for this [...]
- October 2, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 5, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: Big money in Texas is backing plans for a new national securities exchange [...]
- September 26, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 4, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: North Texas becomes a viable alternative to Wall Street with major players like [...]
- July 3, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 3, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: George Strait sets a new attendance record with his historic concert at Kyle [...]
- June 1, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 2, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: That high-speed Houston-Dallas rail project may be back on track; Texas rock band [...]
- March 5, 2024 |
Watching the world watch Texas. Issue No. 1, 2024 In this issue of Branding Texas: Houston’s favorite daughter Beyoncé Knowles now reigns in country music; a solar eclipse [...]
- June 21, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. June 20, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: Houston’s legendary Destiny’s Child musical group should regroup and tour again, says Beyoncé’s dad; [...]
- May 4, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. May 4, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: The Texas brand is strong and growing stronger; Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo makes [...]
- June 21, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. June 20, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: Houston’s legendary Destiny’s Child musical group should regroup and tour again, says Beyoncé’s dad; [...]
- May 4, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. May 4, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: The Texas brand is strong and growing stronger; Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo makes [...]
- March 30, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. March 30, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: Trump lands in Waco; cold war between policy wonks in Texas continues; West Texas [...]
- February 28, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. February 28, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: The world is watching the power grid of Texas which survives another icy January; space [...]
- January 24, 2023 |
Watching the world watch Texas. January 24, 2023 In this issue of Branding Texas: Bordertown Laredo twinkles with streets of global gold; Texas schools California legislators on how [...]
- December 7, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. December 7, 2022 In this issue of Branding Texas: National news covers the Texas midterms, Uvalde is back in national news, Astros win [...]
- August 2, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. August 2, 2022 In this issue of Branding Texas: Typically this space provides a run-down of the global or national headlines as they relate [...]
- July 12, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. July 12, 2022 In this issue of Branding Texas: Media attention of Uvalde still continues; what ARPA-H is and the race for Texas [...]
- June 10, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. June 10, 2022 In this issue of Branding Texas: All the world’s eyes are on Texas – for a gun massacre in Uvalde, [...]
- April 29, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. April 29, 2022 In this issue of Branding Texas: Texas continues to stand front and center on the global stage with sometimes Texan [...]
- February 28, 2022 |
Watching the world watch Texas. February 28, 2022 As liberty is under assault in Europe with Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, it's appropriate to recall a certain [...]
- September 29, 2021 |
Watching the world watch Texas. September 29, 2021 In this issue of Branding Texas: how one San Antonio director is bringing Hollywood to Texas; a movie star’s bid [...]
- November 4, 2020 |
The Morning After – Grading Crosswind’s Polling after Election Day Brian Watson, Ph.D., Crosswind Director of Research: Last night, as much of the nation struggled to count ballots [...]
- October 27, 2020 |
Thomas Graham and Dr. Vanila Singh co-authored this article. During a crisis, audiences aren’t looking so much for someone to blame as they’re looking for someone [...]
- October 14, 2020 |
October 14, 2020 For immediate release Contact: Brian Watson (972) 816-9099 [email protected] Crosswind Texas Pulse poll finds just 3 in 5 Texans are confident 2020 votes will [...]
- October 12, 2020 |
October 12, 2020 For immediate release Contact: Brian Watson (972) 816-9099 [email protected] Crosswind Texas Pulse poll finds Republican and Democrat voters are deeply divided on Supreme Court [...]
- October 12, 2020 |
October 12, 2020 For immediate release Contact: Brian Watson (972) 816-9099 [email protected] Crosswind Texas Pulse poll shows 1 in 3 Texans believe the economy is the most [...]
- October 8, 2020 |
October 8, 2020 For immediate release Contact: Brian Watson [email protected] Texas statewide poll shows Trump leading Biden +7% among likely voters Republican incumbents Trump and Cornyn lead [...]
- July 30, 2020 |
2020, the age of information, disinformation and sometimes no information. We are constantly battered with breaking news from every device we own, even our watches. Sometimes you read [...]
- January 20, 2020 |
Credit: Getty Images Speaking only for myself, Martin Luther King, Jr. occupies a permanent spot on a short list of historical figures I wish I could [...]
- October 4, 2019 |
Photo Credit Statesman Today the immediate past Texas State Board of Education Chair Donna Bahorich told friends and supporters of her decision not to seek re-election [...]
- February 23, 2019 |
At Crosswind we say that we “are our clients’ storytellers.” One of the reasons I like working for this agency is because so many of these stories are [...]
- January 21, 2019 |
Bria Robinson, Account Executive It’s been 55 years since the powerful, notable “I Have A Dream” speech by civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. I [...]
- January 21, 2019 |
Today we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who is remembered for his work to bring hope to a nation during a tumultuous time in [...]
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