COVID-19 & Our State Budget
Making sure every Texan has what they need to come through the COVID-19-induced health and economic crisis safely must be the top priority of state
Eva DeLuna Castro
July 20, 2020
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COVID-19 Relief Requires Action from Congress and State Leaders
The COVID-19 recession has millions of people struggling to feed their families, pay rent, and make ends meet. Texas cases of the virus continue to
Luis Figueroa
July 15, 2020
How to Make Appraisals More Equitable
Public confidence in our property tax system depends on the perception that all taxpayers are treated fairly, and is the key to providing vital financial
Dick Lavine
July 8, 2020
Reforming Property Taxes Due to COVID-19’s New Reality
The novel coronavirus has upended Texans’ lives and the state’s economy. We do not yet know what “normal” life will look like when this public
Dick Lavine
July 8, 2020
10-Point Plan for Texas Unemployment Insurance Reform
The Texas AFL-CIO and Every Texan (formerly known as the Center for Public Policy Priorities) today proposed a 10-point plan for reforming the Unemployment Insurance
Jonathan Lewis
July 8, 2020
Our Policy Road Map for a Just and Equitable Texas
As the July 4 holiday approaches, our work at Every Texan has never been more critical. We are leading on the front lines, with short-term
Ann Beeson
July 1, 2020
State Leaders Resume Fight to Take Health Care Away from Texans, This Time at the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the harmful Health Care Repeal Lawsuit—which would eliminate the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) with no replacement—in
Stacey Pogue
June 23, 2020
Collective Bargaining, Grounded in our Values
By Ann Beeson, Oliver Bernstein, Eva DeLuna Castro, Anne Dunkelberg, Luis Figueroa, Monifa Jordan, Amy Knop-Narbutis, and Chandra Kring Villanueva. Today marks a milestone for
Every Texan
June 22, 2020
June 30 Deadline Approaches for COVID-19 Food Benefit for Kids In Many Texas Families that Include Immigrants
A printable version is here. La versión en español está aquí y mas abajo. Every Texan (formerly the Center for Public Policy Priorities) and
Rachel Cooper
June 17, 2020
Economic Issues for Texas Women 2020
At Every Texan, we were pleased to provide the research for the third edition of Economic Issues for Women in Texas, a new study by
Amy Knop-Narbutis
June 16, 2020
Checking in on State Revenue
Making sure every Texan has the tools they need to come through this health and economic crisis must be the top priority of state lawmakers
Dick Lavine
June 11, 2020
Alarming New Data Show Texas Uninsured Population Growing Amid Pandemic
COVID-related job-losses are truly staggering. Texas’ unemployment rate for April was 12.8%,the worst on record, and up from 3.5% in January and February. Since mid-March,
Stacey Pogue
June 4, 2020
