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Chandler Stolp is an Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been affiliated with TXP since 1990. Trained as a statistician and economist, Dr. Stolp has worked with TXP to design custom modeling for a number of public policy projects. Recent studies include assessing the cost of providing emergency health services to undocumented immigrants in U.S. southwest border counties, and evaluating the impacts of commuter rail on the Austin-San Antonio corridor. Dr. Stolp holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Information and Decision Making Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

TXP, Inc. is an economic analysis and public policy consulting firm founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas. Since then, TXP has grown into a team of professionals whose diverse backgrounds allow us to craft customized solutions to client problems. Our clients have discovered that TXP is the firm to hire when there is not an immediate, obvious, or simple solution to their economic or public policy challenge. Our reputation for having the right people to analyze issues from a variety of perspectives has made TXP the firm to call first for professionals in the public sector and business arenas. In addition to drawing on the expertise of our firm members, we regularly partner with urban planning, engineering, and public policy firms — as well as Ph.D.s in varying disciplines — to put together teams uniquely suited to our clients' needs. TXP consults on a range of projects across the country. Our best work happens when we help our clients define and shape an emerging issue; the sooner we're brought into the process, the better the outcome.

Microenterprise programs such as ACCION and Opportunity Fund are dedicated to providing long-term income and employment opportunities by providing credit and other support services to low- and moderate-income small business entrepreneurs who are unable to obtain credit through traditional channels. TXP has assisted a number of these programs to estimate the economic and tax revenue impact of their lending programs on the economies of their regions and individual communities. Beyond the quantifiable economic impacts, these programs help individuals escape poverty, avoid other social problems, build self-esteem, and secure the economic future for their families. TXP showed that overall, the opportunities offered by these organizations represents a huge dividend to the individuals and communities who participate.

TXP offers a full-range of economic analysis and forecasting services to public and private clients. Whether your business needs are to learn about new marketplaces or how to better understand your community, TXP has the in-house capabilities to meet the challenge. We specialize in applying focused primary research to enhance secondary data, and have developed and analyzed surveys for clients such as the San Francisco Public Utility Commission, Austin Independent School District, and the City of Austin. TXP offers a number of other services to clients, including periodic reports highlighting economic trends in regional economies and presentations to boards of directors. TXP currently serves as economist-on-retainer for a number of high-profile private sector clients throughout Texas.

Travis James brings over fifteen years of experience in economic analysis, strategic planning, and policy development. Currently, Mr. James leads the firm's efforts in strategic planning, statistical analysis, and transportation infrastructure evaluation. While at TXP, Mr. James has conducted over 200 economic and tax revenue impact studies, including tourism-related projects in California, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas. He specializes is sub-regional analysis that requires blending economic analysis, land planning, GIS tools, and long-term forecasting. Prior to joining TXP, Mr. James worked at ExxonMobil in the global information systems technology division in Washington, D.C. His duties required lengthy international travel to South America, Europe, and Asia in order to develop and support large-scale global systems solutions. Mr. James also spent five years as a project manager at a national economic development consulting firm where he worked on numerous studies throughout the United States. Mr. James holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

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