by Dr. Saba Rizvi, M.D | Oct 14, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
As an ER doctor, I see firsthand the rising cost of health care in our country. I’m one of many essential health care workers across the state who’ve been on the frontlines fighting for their patients. But even before this pandemic started, health insurance...
by Jessica Montoya Coggins | Aug 27, 2020 | Health Care, Policy
Yesterday, the Texas Democratic Party held a virtual press conference regarding the state of healthcare in Texas. State leaders and candidates emphasized just how dangerous the Republican Party is when it comes to healthcare. Texas leads the nation in the level of...
by Fernando Ramirez | Aug 20, 2020 | Austin, Policy
On Sunday, Travis County Democrats nominated attorney and former Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown as their candidate for county judge, the county’s top executive office. Brown will face off against a Republican opponent who will almost assuredly lose in November. In...
by Jessica Montoya Coggins | Aug 6, 2020 | Health Care, Policy
On Tuesday, Missouri became the 38th state to expand Medicaid, opening healthcare to over 230,000 Missourians. It joins a lengthy list of GOP-led states in expanding healthcare, including Nebraska, Utah, and Oklahoma. Meanwhile in Texas we still lead the country in...
by Amanda K. Edwards | Aug 5, 2020 | Opinion, Policy
While confronting the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the challenge to innovate by enacting the New Deal and told Americans that “the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: if it fails,...
