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Watching the world watch Texas. August 31, 2021 In this issue of Branding Texas: Texas Olympians bring home the gold; famed Texas singer-songwriter passes away; remembering a couple [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. July 30, 2021 In this issue of Branding Texas: Crosswind national poll results clarify the perception of Texas across the U.S., turmoil continues [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. July 2, 2021 In this issue of Branding Texas: Governor Abbott calls for a special session and tells the nation that he will [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. June 18, 2021 In this issue of Branding Texas: Texas tops the list as best state for business; Billy Bob saves country music; Lone [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. December 15, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: A “tidal wave” of tech companies head for Texas; Queen Bey is recognized in Vogue’s UK edition [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. November 4, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas – a Special Feature: A post-election evaluation of the Crosswind Texas Pulse Poll. Then, to continue our [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. October 2, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: Texas displays prominence in our nation’s space program as astronaut Charlie Duke is declared [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. August 13, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot assigned to Naval Air Station Kingsville in South Texas; [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. June 19, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: America’s favorite social worker delivers hope to UT Austin graduates, a Collin County courtroom is [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. May 23, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: Matthew McConaughey teams with the  legendary Roy Spence of Austin’s GSD&M ad agency to persuade [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. May 8, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: Texas employs AI chatbots to help unemployed Texans, two dolphins and a sloth have a [...]

Watching the world watch Texas. April 7, 2020 In this issue of Branding Texas: FoC (Friend of Crosswind) Adm. Brett Giroir becomes testing czar; a nation's health looks toward [...]

This week Governor Greg Abbott will take the oath of office and begin his second term at the helm of the reddest of red states – Texas. And, [...]

By the time this is published, Brett Kavanaugh may very well be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. My focus is not to comment on any partisan [...]

September 11, 2018 For immediate release Contact: Thomas Graham 512.537.1414 ext. 701 [email protected] Texas poll shows Beto O’Rourke gaining ground as Ted Cruz hangs on to a slim [...]

I received the most depressing of news this week. A man who lived bigger than life, had a faith that reached to the corners of the heavens and [...]

I think of it often now; that each step we take could thrust any one of us into the path of history. I’m not sure Clara Ester was [...]

I had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Social Media Marketing World Convention in San Diego, California to represent and learn for Crosswind. Needless to say, the city [...]

Originally posted on MyStatesman.com There is no stopping the growth in Manor, one of the more affordable suburbs of Austin. But the school district is now putting its [...]

Originally published on Mystatesman.com After months of speculation, the White House has finally released its infrastructure plan. While its contents are not surprising, some of the ideas contained [...]

Breakfasts with champions.  Still catching up from that wintry trip last month to Davos, Switzerland. Had breakfast with many Texans there. Some were there as staffers to the visiting [...]

By Gwendolyn Knapp  Turtle power. When you think of the impact that this winter’s frigid cold snaps—that December snow and January icepocalypse—have had across the Lone Star State, do [...]

The sheer volume of content on the internet is shocking. You can virtually learn about virtually anything, buy and sell goods, read literature of all kinds, watch endless [...]

Davos, Switzerland The Trump effect. Security, already tight in this valley squeezed between high mountain ranges, was much, much tighter on Friday. More automatic pistols on hips and more personal-carry [...]