Tag: Medicaid
Buoyed by new polling, Texas organizations seek to lift the ban on Medicaid coverage for ...
Though access to abortion is a perennial target for ultra-conservative Republicans in the state legislature, new data indicates that a majority of ...Here Comes the Gavel
When the Texas legislature gavels in on January 12, it will kick off a frenzied six month legislative process that crafts the ...Texas’ Rainy Day Fund gets bigger — and dustier
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced that the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the Rainy Day Fund, grew by $1.13 ...Study finds 1.6 million Texans have lost their employer-based health coverage
Health policy researchers estimate 1.6 million Texans have lost their employer-based health coverage since the start of the pandemic. The new analysis ...Newsletter: D and R Achilles heels, election integrity, “House Cleaning”
Welcome to the Signal’s newsletter of progressive politics in Texas. Here are our quick takes of the week. Click here to subscribe. Election watchdog The ...Texas Dems pressure Cruz, Cornyn to defy Big Pharma and pass lower drug prices bill
Democrats from Texas’ congressional delegation are calling on Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn to consider a sweeping drug prices bill passed ...Rising income inequality in Texas is out of control
The News Newly released Census figures show the gap between the rich and poor in Texas continues to grow. The Lone Star ...By the numbers: Texas’ failure to expand Medicaid
Following new U.S. Census data revealing an increase in the number of uninsured Americans, the Trump administration is blaming the Affordable Care ...