Non-Network partners: Commit Partnership, Texas 2036, E3 Alliance, Texas Association of Business, Texas Business Leadership Council, Philanthropy Advocates, Good Reason Houston, Greater Houston Partnership, Longview Chamber of Commerce, Austin Chamber of Commerce, Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, Opportunity Austin, Young Invincibles, Breakthrough Central Texas  Lawmakers and advocates united to pass House Bill 8, which provides a generational investment transforming Texas’s education and workforce system through our community colleges. Funding formulas had been largely unchanged for 50 years and failed to account for differences in student need or local resources, contributing to low rates of student completion and exacerbated workforce skills gaps, with less than 1 in 4 Texas students achieving a postsecondary credential by age 24. A multi-sector coalition of education advocates working with community college, student, business, and philanthropic leaders brought stories, data, and urgency to the Capitol. The new funding model prioritizes student outcomes tied to regional and state workforce needs. Student success is directly tied to completing credentials of value, transfer, and dual credit with additional incentives for economically and academically disadvantaged students and adult learners. HB 8 also increases access to postsecondary courses in high school with the creation of a dual credit financial aid program for economically disadvantaged students. Further, HB 8 facilitates collaboration, cost sharing, and operational efficiency across the sector. In a climate often-hostile toward higher education, passing HB 8 unanimously was a testament to strong legislative and agency leadership, bolstered by unified, cross-sector advocates.