"Texans are nearing a crisis point. Our child uninsured rate is more than double the national average. Our adult uninsured rate is the highest in the nation – a state of affairs that has a deleterious impact on our economy, our health care infrastructure, our workforce, and our social contract."
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"Texas should learn from successful, evidence-based programs that guarantee all children the right to a comprehensive and equitable civic education."
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"Allowing children in Medicaid stay covered for a year at a time – like most children in CHIP and like most of us here today, would be the single most effective step we can take to reduce the number of uninsured children in Texas."
Read MoreJulia O'Hanlon interned at CDF-Texas in Summer and Fall 2018. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2018 and is now [...]
Read MoreCDF-Texas Senior Policy Associate Cheasty Anderson was interviewed for and quoted in this informative article about how fear of deportation is preventing some parents from [...]
Read MoreManuel Valdez, recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, interned in the CDF-Texas Austin office in Fall 2018. They had this to say [...]
Read MoreCDF-Texas invites proposals for the coordination of a multi-year grassroots campaign for Medicaid expansion. We seek proposals from contractors and individuals looking for part- or full-time engagement.
Read MoreNow that it's officially Fall in Texas, though the weather may not show it, we reflect on some key events that made the summer of [...]
Read MoreHave you heard of the Flores Settlement Agreement? In short, it's an agreement that grants essential rights to detained immigrant children. The Trump administration is [...]
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