Like most public interest groups, Every Texan strongly supports an extension of Texas’ Medicaid 1115 waiver, a funding agreement that makes payments to hospitals for
This blog was co-authored by Every Texan Chief Executive Officer Marisa Bono and Legislative & Policy Director Luis Figueroa. With the legislative session over, we’re
To view a PDF version of this letter, click here. Contact your representative and ask them to vote NO on SB 14 here. In response
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSR III) provides over $12 billion to Texas for public education. For the
This is a guest blog by Rev. Deneen Robinson, Policy Director for The Afiya Center. We are at the gate! We’re at a place where we
Over 1 million Texans are currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits, which have been critical for them and their families, and for starts to get back
On Friday, May 7th, Every Texan submitted this letter from our Legislative & Policy Director Luis Figueroa to Senate and House Conferees detailing our concerns
Texans rely on each other to have public schools for all children, to ensure that no matter what we look like or where we come
Texas is home to over 1 million emergent bilingual students that represent 70 different home languages. That’s 20% of all students in Texas public schools.
This op-ed was originally featured in the San Antonio Express-News. Confused about Texas Medicaid funding? Understandable. The April decision that Texas must “redo” the process to extend
Last Thursday, when the Texas House debated its version of the 2022-2023 budget, it considered hundreds of possible amendments. One we watched closely was Chairman
As policymakers debate how to tackle the financial pressures today’s college students face with rising tuition and record student debt, they must also tackle the
