HB 871 & HB 1620: Community Support for Children and Families
Testimony before the House Human Services Committee in support of HB 871 and HB 1620 by Brandon Logan.
Testimony before the House Human Services Committee in support of HB 871 and HB 1620 by Brandon Logan.
The GOP just released the American Health Care Act, which turns out to be more amend-and-enhance than repeal-and-replace. Their plan does not repeal the federal mandates that control spending in Texas. This makes it even more imperative that Texas gain control over its own budget. It is time for Texas to dream big: Get Chapter 537 approved by CMS to put control of Texas Medicaid where it belongs — in Texas’ hands.
The public deserves transparency and accountability in government institutions. In an education choice marketplace, accountability rests with the consumer. When parents are the consumer, and they have real choices, they can best assess how their children are doing. That is the ultimate in accountability.
After eight years of promising to fully repeal Obamacare, Congress hasn’t even tried to do so in a process requiring just 51 votes in the Senate.
Let states and the American people fix the mess Washington created.
We call this healthcare system “StatesCare”, emphasizing what is important: states are in charge, and states know best how to care for their people. StatesCare can give everybody what they want and cut the Gordian knot tying up Washington.
Research analyst Carine Martinez-Gouhier Bill Analysis of SB 277, HB 445.
Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, bill analysis on Senate Bill 586.
Improving Access to Dental Care: Testimony on Senate Bill 430 by Dr. Deane Waldman, MD MBA, Director of the Center for Health Care Policy.
The House supplemental appropriations bill (HB 2) appropriates state funds for the 2016-17 budget beyond the limit of the Conservative Texas Budget (CTB) and appropriates $1.4 billion from the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), commonly called the “Rainy Day Fund.” Neither of these are necessary; the Texas Legislature should finish the current budget cycle by using...
No child should be relegated to a failing school simply because of where they live. That is not freedom.
State law currently allows cities to expand their boundaries by annexing outlying areas, though the process fails to account for property owners’ wishes. This form of forced annexation means that cities do not have to get approval from rural residents through a public election and are able to impose new regulations, higher taxes and even...