For Texas legislators to make the most of each biennial session, they charge committees with the task of studying various problems during the interim. What [...]
Read More"Anti-discrimination regulations must be expanded to protect more people, rather than scaled back." On Tuesday, CDF-Texas submitted the following Public Comment to the U.S. Department [...]
Read MoreResources for immigrant and mixed-status families to get informed and know their rights AUSTIN — The Children’s Defense Fund-Texas is outraged at the Department of Homeland [...]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 CONTACT: Cheasty Anderson, Senior Policy Associate, CDF-Texas canderson@childrensdefense.org AUSTIN—Children’s Defense Fund-Texas is disturbed by recent reports of imminent [...]
Read MoreOn Monday May 27, Texas lawmakers and their staff breathed a collective sigh of relief as the 86th Texas Legislative Session gaveled to a close. [...]
Read More"States that have expanded Medicaid have seen reduced rates of both maternal deaths and infant mortality. They've reduced health disparities," said Guerra-Cardus. "African-American women are [...]
Read MoreAustin - A new national report finds that Texas has the worst uninsured rate for women of childbearing age in the nation. The uninsured rate [...]
Read MoreCDF-Texas Executive Director Patrick Bresette was interviewed for this article on the findings of a recent study on the rate of uninsured Texas children. "In [...]
Read MoreNew Report: U.S. Can Lift 5.5. Million Children Out of Poverty Right Now Children’s Defense Fund study shows child poverty in Texas would be reduced [...]
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Texas leaders have had six years to get the job done on health care. During that time, 36 states have accepted the Medicaid expansion funding offered [...]
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