Children’s Defense Fund – Texas on the anti-voter bills Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6
The Texas Legislature gathered this week to discuss two proposed bills — Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 — which would add restrictions on [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund – Texas Written Testimony for House Appropriations Committee Article II on HB1
Dear Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am Dr. Laura Guerra-Cardus with the Children’s Defense Fund - Texas. We are a child advocacy and [...]
Read MoreStatement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Extend Partial Funding for Texas Under the 1115 Medicaid Waiver
Patrick Bresette, Executive Director of the Children's Defense Fund - Texas, issued this statement about the Trump Administration’s decision late last week to extend partial funding for Texas under [...]
Read MoreCDF-TX: We Must Count Every Vote
A record number of voters turned out in this year’s election, including over 11 million Texans determined to make their voices heard. As expected, it [...]
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 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 MoreHouston Chronicle article: Texas rate of uninsured children double national average
CDF-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 MoreApril 2019 Ending Child Poverty Now Report
New 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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