Op Ed: What If Texas Leaders Actually Cared About Healthcare?
A Fairy Tale by CDF-TX Exec Director Patrick Bresette Picture this: A vast, multicultural, technologically advanced state in a wealthy republic has found itself [...]
Read MoreGuest Blog: Salud, America! How to Start a Food Pantry at Your School
Author Info: Stacy Cantu-Pawlik is a Senior Researcher at UT Health San Antonio and a digital content curator at Salud America!. A Rio Grande Valley [...]
Read MoreOld Patterns of Legislative Inaction Threaten Civic Engagement Rates for Young Texans
Imagine the Texas we could build together if state leaders encouraged our youngest residents to be engaged. CDF-Texas and our partners are committed to supporting young people who are becoming more active in their communities, and to ensuring that all young Texans have the same opportunities to do so.
Read MoreInside CDF-Texas: An Intern’s Experience (Pt 6)
Vinit Shah interned at CDF-Texas in Spring 2019. He is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in public health at the University of Texas at Austin. [...]
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 [...]
Read MoreInside CDF-Texas: An Intern’s Experience (Pt 5)
Cindy Ji interned at CDF-Texas in the summer of 2019. She is currently working on a degree in public affairs at the LBJ School in [...]
Read MoreInside CDF-Texas: An Intern’s Experience (Pt 4)
Anna Gu, a Master of Public Affairs candidate at the LBJ School in the University of Texas at Austin, interned in the CDF-Texas Austin office [...]
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 [...]
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Cover-Alls: Dr. Laura Guerra-Cardus testifies to the value of 12-month coverage for children on Medicaid
"The single most effective thing that we can do to reverse this trend (of uninsured children) and get children connected to care is to implement 12 months of continuous coverage for children in Medicaid – just like we do in CHIP."
Read MoreInside CDF-Texas: An Intern’s Experience (Pt 3)
Aliyah Conley interned at CDF-Texas in Spring 2018 and came away with some unexpected benefits. I sought out the Health Policy Internship position with [...]
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