Remembering Deacon Joe Rubio
CPPP mourns the passing of Deacon Joe Rubio on May 21, 2017. As an original member of the CPPP Board of Directors, Deacon Joe Rubio played an instrumental role in
Every Texan
May 23, 2017
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Saturday Night Budget Deal Explained
You may have been watching the Saturday Night Live season finale, but I was watching the real show – the Texas Senate and House budget conferees rolling out a state
Drew Stanley
May 22, 2017
Sandra Bland Act at the Capitol
This session Chairman Garnet Coleman authored the Sandra Bland Act (HB 2702), a comprehensive bill that aimed to change the way civilians and law enforcement officers interact. Chairman John Whitmire
Frances Deviney, Ph.D.
May 15, 2017
Promising School Finance Bills Stuck in Texas Legislative Limbo
A committee substitute introduced on 5/11 added special ed vouchers to HB 21. Therefore we do not support this committee substitute. Here’s why vouchers are the wrong solution. Last month we
Center for Public Policy Priorities
May 9, 2017
Misguided Senate Bill 2 Could Tie Hands of Cities and Counties
This post was updated on 5/17/17. Texas local governments – cities, counties, community colleges and hospital districts – provide vital services to their constituents. Locally elected officials decide how to
Dick Lavine
May 9, 2017
Compare House and Senate Funding Sent to Conference Committee
Putting House and Senate Budget Cuts in Perspective Eva DeLuna Castro’s Comparison of the Texas Senate and House Budgets includes some of the high-level concerns about the major gaps in
admin
May 3, 2017
Let’s Go Back to the Future
Why talk about the 2020-21 Texas state budget when lawmakers are still deciding the 2018-19 budget? It’s because the decisions our state leaders make now will have dramatic effects on
Dick Lavine
May 3, 2017
Remembering the Bad Old Days of High-Risk Pools
There seems to be a lot of nostalgia among lawmakers for “high-risk pools” these days. In the past, high-risk pools offered high-cost health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions who
Eva DeLuna Castro
May 1, 2017
ACA Repeal Scheme is Back with a New, Terrible Twist
Media outlets are reporting that two members of Congress – the leaders of the far-right Freedom Caucus and the moderate Tuesday Group, both composed of Republican members—have agreed to an
Eva DeLuna Castro
April 26, 2017
New ACA Marketplace Rules, Good for Insurance Companies Bad for Consumers
On April 13, 2017 the Department of Health and Human Services released its final “marketplace stabilization” rule. (You may remember that we blogged about the proposed rules when they were released in February.)
Gina Chavez
April 25, 2017
TX House & Senate Budgets Side by Side
The Texas Senate and House of Representatives have each approved their state budget proposals for 2018-2019. As a conference committee prepares to iron out the details, CPPP highlights key differences in
Drew Stanley
April 25, 2017
The Texas Legislature: A Lesson in How Not to Learn a Lesson
You would think that, having just written proposed state budgets that would underfund or cut health care, financial aid, and more, the Texas Legislature would want to avoid similar tight
Dick Lavine
April 24, 2017