The 87th Texas Regular Legislative Session took place in an environment like no other in recent memory. At a time when Texans needed relief from the dual crises of the
Despite strong support among Texans in multiple polls, a bipartisan majority of Texas House members supporting a coverage expansion bill, and a $3.9 billion bonus for Texas authorized by Congress,
The first stage of the required public notice and comment process for the “Texas Healthcare Transformation Quality Improvement Program” Medicaid 1115 Waiver ended on Monday June 28, with the closing
The population of Texas children continues to grow, but we are still not adequately meeting the needs of our children and families. Texas is ranked as the 5th worst state
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 care they provide to uninsured
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 working on taking stock of
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 to calls from their community,
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 U.S. Department of Education to
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 can see a promising end
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 its feet, and more
On Friday, May 7th, Every Texan submitted this letter from our Legislative & Policy Director Luis Figueroa to Senate and House Conferees detailing our concerns and recommendations for the most
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 from, we all have the
