This op-ed was originally featured in the San Antonio Express-News. Texans are combating dual crises: the ongoing fallout from the energy grid failure and the crippling COVID-19 pandemic that just crossed
Every Texan strongly supports all the coverage expansion/Medicaid expansion bills, including SB 117 and HB 3871, which have substantial bipartisan support. Bipartisan support is key to getting Texas to move
After Speaker of the House Dade Phelan’s press conference earlier today, Every Texan Associate Director Anne Dunkelberg issued the following response: The Speaker and House have elevated important and exciting bills that can
Our state budget is a moral document that should reflect the needs of Texans from all backgrounds and help every Texan thrive. Unfortunately, the Texas Senate budget for 2022-2023, which
Bills heard in House and Senate committees this week would make preexisting condition discrimination legal once again for certain types of health coverage. Votes taken on these bills may be
All children deserve the opportunity for a healthy life. However, in Texas, not all children have the food security, healthcare access, and economic security they need to thrive due to
At Every Texan, we join with the LGBTQ community and allies in opposing harmful legislation targeting the LGBTQ Texans. We oppose these relentless efforts to perpetuate discrimination and hate by
The most important task facing the Legislature each session is drafting the state budget. Due to booming Internet sales, greater-than-expected property values, and federal aid, lawmakers will have enough revenue
When David Martinez of Dallas switched jobs and needed to look for affordable health insurance, a broker steered him to a purported “health care sharing ministry.” According to the Houston
The state needs sufficient revenue to provide education, health care, transportation and other critical services for Texans. But this Wednesday, March 17, the House International Relations and Economic Development Committee