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 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 [...]
Read MoreAttribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/williambrawley/ Last Thursday, CDF-Texas policy research associate Jo DePrang testified before the Senate Finance Committee, urging them to fund efforts to ensure [...]
Read MoreChildren's Defense Fund Texas - Flores Comments - 11.6.18 is a comprehensive objection to the changes the Trump administration is proposing to the Flores Agreement [...]
Read MoreCDF-Texas is extremely proud of this outstanding honor Norberto received this summer. Special thanks to Noreen Smith and Barbara Quattro of the Alief Super Neighborhood [...]
Read MoreCDF-Texas Executive Director Patrick Bresette utilizes the recently released Census data to give staggering facts and figures about the number of uninsured children and the [...]
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