ICYMI: The 87th Texas Legislature is finally over. Here’s what you missed:
What does this mean for all our policy areas here at CDF-TX? For the past several months, we have continued to show up, give testimony, [...]
Read MoreAnti-civics House Bill 3979 is effectively dead! Here’s what happened.
By Maggie Stern The House just sent anti-civics bill HB 3979 back to the Senate after a ruling that the amendments added by the Senate [...]
Read MoreThe Asian American Mental Health Crisis Is Older Than Covid
By Kyrios LoNigro NOTE: Mention of s**cide. When we talk about civic engagement, one of the largest barriers to access is disability. It is hard [...]
Read MoreProtecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter – May 15, 2021
Dear Partners and Friends, Thank you so much for staying up to date on what’s happening. Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our [...]
Read MoreNew Report: From Guards to Guardians
By Cheasty Anderson and Marianna Montes Moreno We are proud to announce the release of the report From Guards to Guardians: Healthy Community Alternatives to [...]
Read MorePassionate advocacy can change policy!
By Cheasty Anderson and Marianna Montes Moreno This week President Biden finally walked back his decision to keep in place Trump's refugee cap of 15,000 [...]
Read MoreProtecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter – May 03, 2021
Dear Partners and Friends, Thank you so much for staying up to date on what’s happening. Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, and our [...]
Read MoreAction Alert: Call your Reps. NOW and tell them to vote NO on anti-civics bill HB 3979.
Tomorrow the House is considering HB 3979 - an anti-civics bill that censors teachers, silences Texas youth, and overrides local control in opposition to current [...]
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Disabled Voters: Seeking Protection, Not Suppression
By Kyrios LoNigro Note: In this blog post I use disability-first language. “Disabled” is not a dirty word and we should use it just as [...]
Read MoreYoung Texans Deserve a Voting System that Lifts Up, not Suppresses Their Voice
By Maggie Stern On April 27th 1971, the Texas state legislature ratified the 26th Amendment, expanding the eligible electorate to include 18- to 21-year-olds. Fifty [...]
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