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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

"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 [...]

"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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Attribution: 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 [...]