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 MoreThe Texas Legislature gathered this week to discuss two proposed bills — Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 — which would add restrictions on [...]
Read MoreDear 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 MorePatrick 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 MoreA 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 MoreFor 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 More"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 MoreOn 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 More"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 MoreCDF-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 MoreNew 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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