This week, our policy team is testifying to subcommittees of the Texas House Appropriations Committee on a number of funding priorities for Texas children.
David Feigen is testifying about the need to provide additional funding to the Texas Workforce Commission for child care scholarships. Read David’s testimony.
Diana Forester is testifying on ways to improve maternal health in the DSHS and HHSC budgets. Read Diana’s testimony.
Alec Mendoza is testifying about Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) for infants and toddlers with disabilities in the HHSC budget. Read Alec’s testimony.
Muna Javaid is testifying on ways to improve access to children’s mental health services in the HHSC budget. Read Muna’s testimony.
Kate Murphy is testifying in support of funding requested by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) to keep children out of foster care by providing legal representation to families in the CPS system. Read Kate’s TIDC testimony.
Kate is also testifying on opportunities in the DFPS budget to keep families together and safely keep kids out of foster care. Read’s Kate’s DFPS testimony.
