Our state budget is a moral document that should reflect the needs of Texans from all backgrounds and help every Texan thrive. Unfortunately, the Texas Senate budget for 2022-2023, which
Bills heard in House and Senate committees this week would make preexisting condition discrimination legal once again for certain types of health coverage. Votes taken on these bills may be
All children deserve the opportunity for a healthy life. However, in Texas, not all children have the food security, healthcare access, and economic security they need to thrive due to
At Every Texan, we join with the LGBTQ community and allies in opposing harmful legislation targeting the LGBTQ Texans. We oppose these relentless efforts to perpetuate discrimination and hate by
The most important task facing the Legislature each session is drafting the state budget. Due to booming Internet sales, greater-than-expected property values, and federal aid, lawmakers will have enough revenue
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
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
The newest COVID-19 relief law, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), offers Texas a “bonus payment” over a two-year period, if Texas accepts federal funds to provide Medicaid health coverage
Read our full joint report with IDRA about Learning English in Texas here. Long before its founding in 1845, Texas was a multilingual state. Currently, Texas educates the second-most students
This blog post was co-authored by senior policy analyst Jonathan Lewis and senior manager for strategic growth Amanda Posson. Everyone wants to be treated with dignity and fairness at work,
As we continue to fight the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, state leaders should do everything they can to provide relief to Texans struggling to get through this crisis.
The 2019 Legislature made an important commitment to improving funding for our public schools. But the disruptions caused by COVID-19 have imposed unexpected new costs on our schools, as teachers
