The Clock is Ticking for Texas on Medicaid Expansion
Back in 2010 Governor Rick Perry compared the passage of the Affordable Care Act—aka Obamacare— to something like Godzilla crushing the Statue of [...]
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Hot List: Day 45 of the Legislature
The Lead: The supplemental Medicaid appropriations bill—to pay for six months of Medicaid costs lawmakers left out of the budget in 2011—is up for [...]
Hot List: Day 44 of the Legislature
The Lead: Women’s health and the cuts to family planning were back in the news yesterday. The Texas Freedom Network released survey findings yesterday, [...]
Coleman and Janek Debate Responsibility over State’s Uninsured
After nearly two hours of testimony in the House Public Health Committee Wednesday, committee members finally got to the crux of the battle over [...]
Bad Bill: Could Texas Survive Annual Legislative Sessions?
House Bill 136 Rep. Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo) There’s a long-running joke around the Texas Capitol: The Legislature meets for 140 days every two [...]