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First Data Shows Alarming Impact of Medicaid Unwinding in Texas

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Over half a million Texans were removed from Medicaid health coverage in June, according to new data released by the Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC).

 

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Every Texan believes that social justice requires public policy. Since its founding in 1985, Every Texan (formerly the Center for Public Policy Priorities) has leveraged public policy to expand opportunity and equity for Texans of all backgrounds. Every Texan is an independent nonprofit organization that researches, analyzes, and advocates for public policies to achieve equitable access to quality health care, food security, education, and good jobs. Our bold, research-driven legislative priorities dare Texas leaders to make Texas the best state for hard-working people and their families. Learn more at everytexan.org.

 

 

 

Texas Legislature Fails to Address the Needs of Texas Students and Teachers – More Censorship and Little Action on Teacher Shortage or Bilingual Education

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By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., and Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July  2023

 

Texas lawmakers began the legislative session with expert advice in hand from several state plans to strengthen public education by expanding student learning, addressing the teacher shortage, and improving bilingual education. Instead, lawmakers spent hours in hearings and legislating on red-meat issues, including further classroom censorship. Expert recommendations from major state plans, including the Teacher Vacancy Task Force and Emergent Bilingual Strategic Plan fell by the wayside.

 

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Texas Policy Legacy: A Powerless Latino Underclass

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Latino and Black families are being regulated to a generational and permanent underclass population status. The history of Texas’ minimalist approach to policymaking has perpetuated limited human capital investments, and unequal opportunities to achieve family bienestar1 (well- being) – real middle-class equivalency.

 

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Texas Income Inequality and Regional Difference

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The United States is experiencing one of the longest economic expansions in modern history. The unemployment rate in Texas has declined from just over 8% in late 2009 to 3.5% in the first half of 2019. During this period the Texas labor force has increased by some 3 million and seen wages and salaries increase by $270 billion. In light of these great numbers, it is only natural to wonder how widespread this bounty has been.

 

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Decades of Latino Health Injustice

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Texas’ highly publicized 5 million-plus uninsured residents1, of which over 3 million are Latino, has become routine and insignificant. The exorbitant number fails to convey the reality of unnecessary deaths, poor health, disability, and financial impact on thousands of individuals and families.

 

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