Esther Reyes, Director of Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Children’s Defense Fund - Texas November 15, 2022 Chairman Birdwell and honorable Members of the Senate Committee [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cindy Ji cji@childrensdefense.org This statement can be attributed to Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, President and CEO of Children’s Defense Fund. On Wednesday, [...]
Read MoreEsther Reyes, Director of Immigration Policy and Advocacy, The Children’s Defense Fund - Texas October 3, 2022 Chairman Leach, Chairwoman Neave, and honorable Members of [...]
Read MoreTo: Legislative Budget Board Date: September 29, 2022 From: Children’s Defense Fund-Texas Re: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Legislative Appropriations Request I appreciate the [...]
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On Monday, fifty migrants were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio—including two teenagers. As of Wednesday afternoon, the death [...]
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Good afternoon my name is Adrienne Lloyd and I am a Senior Health Policy Associate at the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas. I appreciate the opportunity to [...]
Read MoreAdrienne Lloyd, Senior Health Policy Associate June 9, 2022 Good morning my name is Adrienne Lloyd and I am a Senior Health Policy Associate at [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., MARCH 22, 2022—As a community of 40 organizations who work on behalf of children, we unite today to demand an [...]
Read MoreAmerica’s children deserve the freedom to be their authentic selves. Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a non-binding legal opinion deeming pediatric gender-affirming [...]
Read MoreWe're so proud to share that our Deputy Director, Laura Guerra-Cardus, has won this year's Families USA Health Justice Advocate of the Year Award. In [...]
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