TXRX LABS | East End Maker Hub
TXRX Labs is a nonprofit maker space in Houston with a diverse network of creators, artists, and inventors. Using a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Its “Maker to Inventor” program works with six high schools, helping its students learn to be makers and apply their new skills to personally selected projects, so they are job-ready when their program is completed. In 2019, TXRX Labs collaborated with Urban Partnerships Community Corporation and the Midtown Innovation District on the renovated 307,000 square-foot East End Maker Hub, an initiative aimed at attracting young, creative entrepreneurs to Houston’s East End District.
SCOPE
Engaged to help establish TXRX Labs as Houston’s high-tech maker hub for education, manufacturing, and job training
Obtaining city and state funding for the East End Maker Hub initiative
Lobbying the City of Houston and the Houston delegation to the Texas Legislature
Collaborating with school districts to develop programming
Touring makerspaces nationwide to determine best practices and develop
long-term strategies
Creating promotional and lobbying materials to raise awareness of the project
Developing and refining TXRX’s branding
Managing media for multiple events
Connecting TXRX with various communities
RESULTS
The One World team achieved excellent results, including:
• Obtaining $500,000 in state funds to support a maker community of eight million; and
• Obtaining almost $30 million in city funding for the project.