As Every Texan’s Health and Food Justice Director, Lynn Cowles works to increase food security and access to affordable health care coverage for all Texans, regardless of income, immigration status, employment status, education, primary speaking languages, gender identity, or medical history. She is a Community Health Worker and a subject matter expert on the Affordable Care Act, Texas health programs and policies, health education, and health communications. Lynn joined Every Texan in June 2024 and coordinates with enrollment assisters and advocates around Texas who help community members apply for food and health benefits programs and use those programs to have healthy lives. After receiving her PhD in Humanities Research at UT Austin in 2015, Lynn managed a federally-certified health Navigator program, led statewide advocacy efforts to prevent health insurance agent and broker mishandling of health insurance consumers’ personal data, coordinated strategic health partnerships and coalitions across Texas, and initiated a rural enrollment services program that increased enrollment in rural Texas counties more than 100%. For Every Texan, she facilitates the Get Covered Texas coalition, the Children’s Health Coverage Coalition, la coalición de Seguro Texas, and the Cover Texas Now coalition.
Where to find me during session: In statewide coalitions collaborating to make sure state laws work for all of us
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Texans are resilient in the face of an increasingly strained and inefficient healthcare system. In a state with the eighth-largest gross domestic product in the world, Texans deserve good, affordable
On behalf of Every Texan, thank you for the opportunity to provide input into the development of the Fiscal Year 2028–2029 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) for the Texas Health and
Now is the time to start making sure you have the health coverage you need for 2026! Health insurance is life-changing. This open enrollment period, Nov. 1 to Jan. 15,
Twitter Facebook Linkedin Updated Nov. 6, 2025 As we enter week six of the federal government shutdown, the longest in our nation’s history, 3.5 million Texans who rely on SNAP
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
View this testimony as a PDF. Every Texan is an independent public policy organization that uses data and analysis to advocate for solutions that enable Texans of all backgrounds to
Twitter Facebook Linkedin All Texans are worth affordable, comprehensive health coverage, yet our state continues to lead the nation with the highest uninsured rate for both adults and children due
Twitter Facebook Linkedin Every Texan’s Health and Food Justice Programs Manager Lynn Cowles spoke to The Texas Tribune about Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-46, which requires the Texas Health and
Twitter Facebook Linkedin Every Texan’s Health and Food Justice Programs Manager Lynn Cowles spoke to The Associated Press about Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-46, which requires the Texas Health and
Twitter Facebook Linkedin As a centerpiece of his War on Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act of 1964 on August 31 of that year. Now known
