CPPP Action Center
At the Center for Public Policy Priorities, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is
April 12, 2019
Sarah Serpas, Senior Research & Data Analyst
Sarah Serpas joined Every Texan in 2024 as a Senior Research & Data Analyst. She brings over a decade of experience in participatory urban planning, demographic research, and community engagement. She holds a deep belief that if you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough. Sarah grew up in dusty Midland, TX, and living in such a “boom and bust” town sparked her interest in population dynamics. She left the state to live and work in New York City, where she completed her undergraduate degree at New York University and earned a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute. She returned to Texas in 2018 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Demography from the University of Texas at San Antonio where she teaches occasional classes. Two of her favorite courses to teach are GIS for Urban Studies and Social Demography for Public Policy. Sarah lives in San Antonio where she enjoys making jewelry, cooking, and tackling home projects with her wife (with very little help from their cats).
Song of the year: Joyride by Ke$ha
My surprising hobby: Jewelry making and metalsmithing
Sarah's Recent Work
Legislators Should Prevent Texas Kids from Getting Booted off Health Insurance
More than 10 percent of Texas children lack health insurance, giving Texas the worst uninsured rate for children in the country. Our state legislative session is now more than halfway
April 10, 2019
Will Lawmakers Fix Medicaid Managed Care Defects?
Spotlight on HB 2453 by Rep. Sarah Davis Background: Just short of 4 million Texans receive their health care from Medicaid on any given day, including two out of every
April 1, 2019
The Budget Is in the House
It’s show time in the Texas House of Representatives. The only bill the Legislature is required to pass – the state budget – will be up for debate on Wednesday,
March 26, 2019
March 13, 2019
2020 Census: Top 5 Ways You Can Plug-in
The 2020 Census is just around the corner. To make sure Texas doesn’t fall behind, there are many ways you can do your part by plugging-in. Texas stands to gain
March 11, 2019
What Cities and Counties Can Do to Prepare for the 2020 Census
In less than a year, the Census Bureau will carry out the constitutionally mandated count, or the Census, of the nation’s residents. The Census is supposed to count everyone living
March 11, 2019
Do jobs in your Texas community pay enough?
Though our state is a national leader in job creation, too many Texas jobs don’t pay enough to support a family. Today, CPPP analyst Jonathan Lewis testified in the House
February 25, 2019
Grading the New School Finance Plan from Texas House Democrats
Money matters in education, and it’s good to see proposals at the Texas Capitol to boost support to the 5.4 million public school students in our state. Governor Abbott declared
February 22, 2019
February 11, 2019