Testimony Before the Texas Senate Finance Committee on Community-Based Care

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Andrew C. Brown, J.D.

Andrew C. Brown, J.D., is the director of the Center for Families and Children at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Brown has dedicated his career to serving vulnerable children and strengthening families through community-focused, liberty-minded solutions.

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