HB 871 & HB 1620: Community Support for Children and Families

March 13, 2017

Brandon J. Logan

Testimony before the House Human Services Committee in support of HB 871 and HB 1620 by Brandon Logan.

Too Close for Comfort

The last decade of homeless policy has been an abject failure. Currently the United States is facing the highest levels of homelessness and encounters with the mentally ill are increasing in Texas’ large cities. The blame can be squarely fixed on ‘Housing First’ which has prioritized a ‘one size fits all’ approach while ignoring the underlying causes of chronic homelessness. When...

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Taxes & Spending

Invited Testimony to the House Committee on Ways & Means: Property Tax-Related Interim Charges

Chairman Meyer and Members of the Committee, My name is James Quintero, and I am a policy director with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a nonpartisan research institute based in Austin, Texas. Thank you for the opportunity to address the committee today on last session’s historic property tax relief package and the current environment. My...

October 2, 2024

Family

A Unified Standard: Ensuring All Children Are Given Active Efforts for Prevention and Reunification

Child Protective Services is required to undertake efforts designed to prevent the separation of families. Under current law, however, CPS is required to meet a higher standard for these efforts when a child qualifies as a member of a Native American tribe, effectively creating a two-tiered prevention system. Key points: Under current law, CPS applies...

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Brandon J. Logan

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