The Budget Puzzle–Part Four
Almost 1.5 million students were enrolled in credit courses at a Texas college or university in Fall 2011—more than 9 out of 10 of them at a public institution. Public
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December 28, 2012
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The Budget Puzzle–Part Three
The 2014-15 consolidated HHS proposal to provide CHIP and Medicaid-supported health care, Early Childhood Intervention programs, foster care/child protective services, state hospitals, and various public health and nutrition services includes
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December 26, 2012
Big Ideas to Make Our Kids, Texas, the Southwest, & the U.S. Stronger
First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization that works to make children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions, has released a new report called Big Ideas: Children
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December 24, 2012
The Budget Puzzle–Part Two
Public education is important in the Texas budget not just because it’s the biggest piece (42 percent of General Revenue spending), but because of its key role in preparing roughly
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December 21, 2012
Payday Lenders Ignore Texas Legislature & City Councils
Texas is arguably ground zero in the battle to rein in excessive fees and deceptive practices from payday and auto title lenders. Last week, the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
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December 20, 2012
A More Affordable Option for Texans with Pre-Existing Conditions in 2014
By Marcus Denton The Texas Health Insurance Pool (THIP) insures more than 23,000 Texans with pre-existing health conditions. Beginning in 2014, THIP enrollees will be able to buy coverage in
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December 20, 2012
The Budget Puzzle–Part One
With three weeks remaining before the 83rd Session starts, one major piece of the budget puzzle is missing–the total amount of money our state legislators will have as they tackle
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December 19, 2012
Less Business Tax Revenue Means Less Money for Public Investments
You may have heard of the influential right-wing organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. The organization promotes policies to cut taxes and regulations in the guise of
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December 18, 2012
“A Fighting Chance” Is Now Online
Last week, our documentary “A Fighting Chance” aired on KLRU-Austin PBS, followed by a moving Civic Summit panel discussion about the struggles Texas families face just to meet their basic
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December 18, 2012
CPPP in the News
We thought we’d share two particularly fun and poignant stories from today that quote CPPP: CultureMapATX, an online magazine about all things life and culture in Austin, featured our documentary
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December 13, 2012
Legislators Discuss Reversing Costly Family Planning Cuts
On Friday, the Texas Tribune and New York Times reported that some Texas legislators are considering reversing some of the drastic cuts they made in 2011 to subsidized family planning
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December 10, 2012
The Farm Bill Meets the Fiscal Cliff
By Jeanie Donovan The 2008 Farm Bill expired on September 30, 2012, after the House and the Senate were unable to reach agreement on new legislation. Since then, Congress’ focus
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December 7, 2012