All Texans are worth affordable, comprehensive health coverage, no matter how much money we make or where we’re from. Yet because of our state leaders’ choices, Texas continues to lead the
Update on Spending Caps & Available Funds Earlier this year, Texas budget watchers marveled at the unusually large $32.7 billion carryover balance available to the Legislature during the regular session.
This blog was co-authored by Kaitlan Wong and Jonathan Malagon. View our data brief on LGBTQ+ Texans here. All Texans – regardless of gender or sexual orientation – have pride
Every Texan’s Chief of Legislative Affairs, Luis Figueroa, joins the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) to outline the harmful implications of HB 4 in the 3rd Special Session of the
Proposition 3 Will Maintain Texas’ Extreme Wealth Inequality We all benefit when everyday Texans, regardless of where we live or what we look like, have a fair opportunity to prosper.
Explore our College Food Access Toolkit College students across the country struggle to afford and secure consistent access to quality food, though food insecurity on college campuses is often underreported
The budget is the only bill the Legislature must pass each session. Every two years, the Legislature is tasked with making important decisions on allocating our tax dollars to the
Download a report PDF here Texas leads the nation with the highest number and percentage of uninsured residents. As a result, county-based “hospital” or “health” districts play an outsized role
We’ve seen the news; the United Auto Workers (UAW) union is on strike. But, what is a strike, why now, and what does it mean for Texans? In September, UAW
All children in Texas have the right to quality public education; according to the Texas Constitution, our public education system must ensure all kids have access to an education that
With the help of Texas’ most powerful elected officials, out-of-state billionaires refuse to take no for an answer and continue to put the screws on public education, despite the strong
The House Select Committee on Education Opportunity and Enrichment’s 88th legislative session interim report and recommendations confirm what we already know: Texas’ education workforce is in crisis by design. Governor
