Each and every one of us plays an important role in helping Texans gain and maintain access to life-saving medicines, prevent chronic disease, and lead longer, healthier lives. We Work for Health Texas seeks to educate our elected leaders, the public, news media and local communities about the important contributions biopharmaceutical research companies and their employees make to the health and economic security of individuals, families, local communities and the state of Texas.
We Work For Health Texas is a grassroots initiative that unites health consumers, biopharmaceutical company employees and retirees, vendors, suppliers and other business, academic and community partners to demonstrate how these diverse groups work together to improve America’s health care system and strengthen our economy.
The biopharmaceutical sector is the foundation of one of Texas’ most dynamic innovation and business ecosystems. Not only does the industry invest heavily in the research and development of new treatments and cures, it also generates high quality jobs, powers economic output and exports for the U.S. economy and sustains a very large-scale supply chain.
UPDATE: We Work For Health Texas is proud to share the latest vendor/supplier data highlighting our state’s vendors and spend, demonstrating the positive impact the biopharmaceutical industry has had on the Texas and U.S. economies. View our release and explore the data here.
Update
Read our statement of opposition on HR 3.
Supporting High Quality Jobs in Texas
The innovative biopharmaceutical sector directly supported 38,039 jobs in Texas in 2017. These jobs are often high-skill, high-wage professions.
The industry also supported another 158,216 jobs indirectly, for a total of about 196,255 jobs across the Texas economy. These additional jobs are with vendors and suppliers such as construction companies and I.T. companies, and jobs generated by the sector’s employees such as day care centers and restaurants.
Texas workers whose jobs were supported by the biopharmaceutical sector paid a total of $2.4 billion in personal taxes in 2017—$2.3 billion in federal taxes and $104.8 million in state taxes.
Texas' Economic Impact
In 2017, the biopharmaceutical sector supported $53.8 billion in economic output for the state of Texas—including $25.2 billion generated directly by the sector, and another $28.6 billion through its vendors and suppliers and through the economic activity of its workforce.
Direct Output per Direct Employee in 2017
vendor relationships
vendor spending
$2,302,558,592
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Texas Life Sciences Collaboration Center
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Zion Laboratory Services, Inc.
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Borderplex Alliance
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas
Health Industry Council of North Texas
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Rio Grande Valley Partnership
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Texas Association of Business
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Texas Business Leadership Council
Texas Civil Justice League
Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute
Texas e-Health Alliance
Texas Public Policy Foundation
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AIDS Services of Austin
Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas
Alpha Home
American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network (ACS-CAN)
American Liver Foundation - Texas Division
Arthritis Foundation South Central Region
Alzheimer's Texas
Alzheimer's Association - Capital of Texas Chapter
Alzheimer's Association - San Antonio & South Texas Chapter
Association for X and Y Variations (AXYS)
Association of Substance Abuse Programs-Texas
Autism Society of Texas
BEAT AIDS Coalition Trust
Breast Health Collaborative of Texas
Casting for Recovery
Center for Health Care Services
Centro de mi Salud
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Communities for Recovery
CureDuchenne
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Dia de la Mujer Latina
Easterseals Central Texas
Easterseals North Texas
El Paso Diabetes Association
Fundación Latinoamericana De Acción Social, Inc. (FLAS)
Intercultural Center for Health, Research & Wellness
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LeadingAge Texas
Legacy Community Health Services
Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation
Lupus Foundation of America – Lone Star Chapter
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Mental Health America of Greater Tarrant County
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
NAMI Austin
NAMI El Paso
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NAMI Texas
National Association of Hispanic Nurses - Houston
National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter
National Infusion Center Association
Native American Health Coalition
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
Sisters Network, Inc.
South Texas Association of Rheumatologists
South Texas Allergy & Asthma Medical Professionals (STAAMP Allergy LLC)
StopAfib.org
State of Texas Kidney Foundation
Texas Assisted Living Association
Texas Bleeding Disorders Coalition
Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Texas Health Institute
Texas Impact
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Texas Pharmacy Business Council
Texas Rare Alliance
Texas Renal Coalition
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Texas Rural Health Association
Texas Transplantation Society
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Meet Tony Bennett. He is the President and CEO of the Texas Association of Manufacturers in Austin, TX.
Meet Tony Bennett. He is the President and CEO of the Texas Association of Manufacturers in Austin, TX.
