Study–Texas Has the 5th Most Unfair Tax System
We’re #5! You have heard many times how Texas ranks 38th on state spending on public schools and 50th on state spending overall per resident. Well, finally Texas ranks 5th
January 30, 2013
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Health Care Boot Camp Presentations Are Now Available
Were you at the Capitol last week for the our Texas Well & Healthy Medicaid and ACA Boot Camps? The turnout was phenomenal, and we were so pleased to see
January 29, 2013
What We Heard & Didn’t Hear in the State of the State Speech
Today, the Governor delivered his 7th State of the State speech. Here are some of our takeaways… What we heard: Texas is a job creator. Actually, Texas has the third
January 29, 2013
OPED–What can the Lege do to help TX families achieve the American Dream?
As the Texas Legislature starts drafting a budget and writing laws that reflect the state’s values and respond to the state’s needs, it should ask: What does it really take
January 28, 2013
Senators File A Bill To Update the Tax Code
Is your phone loaded up with apps that you once thought would be useful, but now just take up space on your screen? Well, the State of Texas has a
January 28, 2013
EITC Boosts Economy and Working Families
Today is EITC Awareness Day. The economic impact on the Texas economy and working families is huge. Coinciding with the onset of tax season, EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) Day is
January 25, 2013
New Tool Highlights What Texas Families Must Earn to Meet Basic Needs
Today we released a new data tool that finds that what a two-parent household with two children in Texas must earn to cover basic expenses like affordable housing, food, child
January 24, 2013
Proposed SB 1 Does Nothing To Restore Public Education
Today, I testified at the first Senate Finance Committee hearing of the session. Below is a summary of what I shared with committee members: Last session, $5.3 billion was cut
January 23, 2013
SB 1 Is 11% Below What’s Needed for a Better Texas
Today, the Senate Finance committee kicked off public hearings on Senate Bill 1, the proposed state budget for 2014 and 2015. At $89 billion in General Revenue, the Senate’s starting
January 23, 2013
A Fighting Chance: Alyssa and Anthony
Alyssa and Anthony are both working full-time in Austin, Texas, but their jobs do not pay them enough to cover their expenses. They live in a small duplex with their
January 21, 2013
A Fighting Chance: Alexis and Richard
Alexis and Richard were students at Texas Tech University when they found out they were going to have a baby. Their son, however, would be born with no kidney function
January 21, 2013
A Fighting Chance: Sarah and Matt
Sarah and Matt are living paycheck-to-paycheck in Austin, Texas. When their third child Cooper, now 3, was born with dislocated hips and crisscrossed legs, he needed constant care, several surgeries,
January 21, 2013
