On March 1, 2021, Senior Fiscal Analyst Dick Lavine testified before the Texas House Ways and Means Committee. Lavine highlighted the costs of state tax giveaways and exemptions and offered
To: Honorable Chair Jane Nelson and members of the Senate Finance Committee Re: SB 1 Article II appropriations for 2022-2023 From: Every Texan (formerly CPPP), Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director Every
Texas Select Committee on Statewide Health Care Costs via email to Committee Clerks Samantha Durand at Samantha.Durand_HC@house.texas.gov and Brigitt Hartin at Brigitt.Hartin_HC@house.texas.gov RE: Information responsive to Charge #1, health care
Texas should develop and pursue a well-designed 1332 waiver to help make quality health care coverage more affordable and increase competition in our individual insurance market, while maintaining coverage in
September 8, 2020 House Insurance Committee via email to Committee Clerk Sergio Cavazos at Sergio.Cavazos_HC@house.texas.gov Re: Interim Charge 1 – Monitoring SB 1264 Chairman Lucio, Please accept these comments from
Texas House Committee on Insurance Via email to Committee Clerk Sergio Cavazos, Sergio.Cavazos_HC@house.texas.gov Dear Chairman Lucio and Members of the Committee: The undersigned consumer and patient advocacy organizations appreciate the
Texas House Appropriations Committee – Subcommittee on Article II via email Appropriations@house.texas.gov RE: Information responsive to Charge #2, Healthy Texas Women waiver Dear Chairwoman Davis and Members of the Subcommittee:
Texas House Committee on Insurance via email to Committee Clerk Sergio Cavazos at Sergio.Cavazos_HC@house.texas.gov Dear Chairman Lucio and Members of the Committee: Every Texan (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities),
To: Texas House Committee on Insurance Interim Charge 1, monitor SB 1852 and non-traditional health plans The consumer and patient organizations listed above appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on
Property-Tax Circuit Breakers A property-tax circuit breaker reduces property taxes that exceed a certain percentage of someone’s income. Circuit breaker programs account for people’s ability to pay when calculating a
