Houston Youth Bill of Rights Meeting
Inviting all young people in Houston for a Youth Bill of Rights planning meeting! Come talk about transforming the issues you care about into a [...]
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Inviting all young people in Austin for a Youth Bill of Rights planning meeting! Come talk about transforming the issues you care about into a [...]
Read MoreGrassroots #SickOfItTX campaign addresses nation’s worst uninsured rate, aims to make health care top issue for 2020/2021
Statewide Texans demand action on health care from lawmakers AUSTIN, TEXAS — A coalition of grassroots Texas activists today launched #SickOfItTX, an organizing [...]
Read MoreHow Can We Be Ready to Do Better? CDF-TX Proposes Interim Studies to the Texas Legislature
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 MoreCDF-Texas Denounces Proposed Federal Rule Changes on Healthcare: “Government agencies must protect all the people they serve, no matter their identity.”
"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 MoreChildren’s Defense Fund-Texas Statement on Public Charge Rule
Resources 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 MoreImminent Raids on Immigrant Families Sow Fear, Threaten Children’s Health and Wellbeing
FOR 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 MoreUnlike Most Texans, Legislature Is Fine with State’s Sky-High Uninsured Rate
On 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 MoreCDF-TX Deputy Dir. Laura Guerra-Cardus featured: “One in Four Texas Moms Lacks Health Coverage” by Public News Service
"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 MoreCover Texas Now Report: As Lege Blocks Health Bill for Uninsured Moms, New Report Shows TX Has Worst Uninsured Rate for Women of Childbearing Age
Austin - A new national report finds that Texas has the worst uninsured rate for women of childbearing age in the nation. The uninsured rate [...]
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