Every Texan (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities) supports HB 2761 because it will help consumers to make an informed choice when they pick health coverage. Some consumers want comprehensive
Every Texan (formerly CPPP) appreciates the opportunity to express support for HB 2029 by Klick. The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas, founded Every Texan (formerly CPPP) in 1985 to advance
Every Texan opposes HB 1516 by Parker as it singles out the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for expensive third-party audits that will not improve a program that
Every Texan opposes HB 343 by Cain as it stigmatizes Texans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to pay for food by imposing complicated and unworkable restrictions on
Every Texan supports HB 1019 by Meza as it removes barriers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for vulnerable senior citizens and the disabled which will reduce Texas’ high
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
A substantial drain on future state resources may continue to be the program of school property tax abatements known as “Chapter 313,” after its section in the Tax Code. This
We encourage the committee to consider local communities including local health authorities, school districts, mayors and city councils, and county government as partners in addressing the emergency. The Governor should
The House Ways & Means Committee will soon hear a very dangerous proposal – HB 59 by Rep. Andrew Murr – which would almost completely eliminate the school property tax that is
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
