Policy Areas
We focus on policies that will enable Texans of all backgrounds to thrive, and populations that are experiencing unfair barriers to opportunity.
Today, we prioritize policies that will measurably improve equity in and access to health care, food security, education, and financial security.
We expose unfair barriers faced by people of color, low-income Texans, immigrants, women, children, and other disenfranchised populations. We work alongside community leaders to advance equitable policy solutions.
As people and conditions change and evolve, we adjust the focus of our work to support our vision for Texas.
Health Care
Access to quality, affordable health care for every Texan is at the core of our mission. We work to protect and improve access to high-quality public and private insurance, mental health care, and basic health needs for Texans of all backgrounds.
Food Security
Texas is one of the hungriest states in the nation, but public policy can help change that. We are dedicated to achieving food security for every Texan.
Education
One of the biggest challenges facing Texas families is the lack of career and college readiness for students. To increase post-secondary access and success, Texas must build a more durable pipeline across our educational and workforce systems to prepare Texans for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Jobs & Financial Security
Many Texans experience poverty because their work pays too little to raise a family out of poverty. To ensure economic prosperity, Texas public policy must support workers, make employers pay livable wages, and prioritize health and wellness over profit alone.
Budget & Taxes
Texas needs a budget and tax system that is equitable, adequate, and responsive to our state’s growing population and needs. The ability to invest in public services that will build a more prosperous future for every Texan relies on the ability of our tax system to support those services.
Equity & Inequality
The wealth gaps in Texas keep poverty rates high, especially when the state doesn’t prioritize offering assistance to Texans in poverty or increasing equity for Texans of all backgrounds. Our public policies must guarantee equitable access to services that allow us all to thrive.
Policy Roadmap
For a just and equitable Texas
Every Texan is worth access to affordable, high-quality health care.
Close the health insurance coverage gap by making medicaid available to more low-income adults.
Reduce costly red tape barriers to benefits like Medicaid and CHIP.
Restore state-funded grants for outreach and local enrollment assistance.
Establish a legislative Directive for agency-led language access plan.
Preserve the collection of and access to Texas health data.
Every Texan is worth access to healthy and healthy food.
Remove harmful barriers to food assistance by expanding SNAP certification for 12 months to reduce the number of applications the state reviews.
Improve access to school meals and ensure Texas kids have access to food when schools are closed for the summer.
Every Texan is worth access to a high-quality, fully-funded education.
Implement a sustainable, long-term revenue model for public schools. We oppose any form of voucher scheme that directs public money to private schools.
Increase teacher salaries and need-based financial aid.
Protect academic freedom and promote inclusive school climates to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
Every Texan is worth a fair share of Texas’ economic abundance.
Ensure all workers are safe on the job and repeal bills passed last session that remove municipal protections for workers’ health and safety.
Ensure paid parental leave and access to child care for all workers.
Increase wages for state workers through regular salary increases that are tied to inflation.
Stop wage theft and worker misclassification.
Expand collective bargaining to public sector workers, including educators.
Every Texan is adequately supported by an equitable tax system.
Make the property tax system more fair and offer more substantial assistance to renters.
Target tax refunds to low- and middle-income renters and homeowners to increase economic security.
Redirect wasteful border security funding toward education and infrastructure.
Every Texan has the freedom to fully participate in our democracy.
Implement online voter registration to create a system that’s accessible to Texans of all backgrounds and regions.
Support county voting efforts and expand accessible countywide polling sites.