Since 2011, changes to Texas’s family planning programs, such as provider exclusion policies and significant funding shifts, have contributed to a steady decline in access to essential reproductive health care
Twitter Facebook Linkedin View the full report as a PDF. Congress has been directed to cut $880 billion from the Health and Human Services budget and another $230 billion from
Twitter Facebook Linkedin View the full report as a PDF. With a record $33 billion carryover balance in 2023, lawmakers spent $23 billion on a massive property tax cut package
Twitter Facebook Linkedin This report spotlights the voices of state workers, who share their experiences navigating unprecedented and historic staff turnover. The report finds that: Low pay is the primary
The budget is the only bill the Legislature must pass each session. Every two years, the Legislature is tasked with making important decisions on allocating our tax dollars to the
Download a report PDF here Texas leads the nation with the highest number and percentage of uninsured residents. As a result, county-based “hospital” or “health” districts play an outsized role
View the full report here Every Texan and the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU) released a report based on a survey of 217 state employees detailing the conditions in Texas
View our full report on how collective bargaining can save our public schools here. Our public schools and education workforce are in crisis. Despite broad support for public schools and
Read the full white paper on how tax compression puts Texas children last here. The Texas Constitution declares the mission of our public education system is “to ensure that all
The third and final special session ended on October 19, 2021. It was a grueling summer and fall of non-stop special sessions, division, and acrimony as Gov. Abbott and Lt.