Posted by CPPP on December 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The word “interim” comes from the Latin word for “meanwhile.” Many of us are looking ahead to the winter holidays, but meanwhile the gears are turning as lawmakers prepare for the 2017 legislative session. The interim charges that Senate and House committees will discuss in the coming months offer a preview of the policy debates […]
Category Budget and Taxes, Economic Opportunity, Education, Health care, State, Texas Legislature · Tags 1115 waiver, 2015 Texas Legislature, 2016-2017 State Budget, 2017 Texas Legislature, 2018-2019 State Budget, 84th Texas Legislature, 85th Texas Legislature, Ann Beeson, Budget and Taxes, Child poverty, College access, higher education, immigrants, Immigration, Interim charges, Medicaid, Medicaid expansion, medical bills, mental, Mental health reintegration services, Poverty, Public education, Public education funding, School finance, School finance trial, Tax cuts, Tax Policy Proposals 2015, Texas Medicaid Coverage Gap
Posted by CPPP on May 28, 2015 · 2 Comments
With four days left in the Texas legislative session, I recall my fervent hope back in January – that lawmakers would put aside their differences and focus on what all Texans believe in. We all want Texas to be the best state for hard-working people and their families. We all want a future for our […]
Category Budget and Taxes, Early Childhood, Economic Opportunity, Education, Health care, Health Insurance and Reform, Medicaid & CHIP, Mental Health, State, Texas Legislature · Tags 2015 Texas Legislature, 2016-2017 State Budget, 84th Texas Legislature, Ann Beeson, Balance billing, Budget and Taxes, Investments, Mental health, Mental health reintegration services, Pre-K, Private-Sector Work-Study Partnerships, Rainy Day Fund, Tax cuts, Tax Policy Proposals 2015
Posted by CPPP on May 22, 2015 · Leave a Comment
With 10 days left in the 84th Legislative session, there are still a handful of major decisions pending. Here is a preview of upcoming action we’re watching and some of our work from the past week. What we’re watching: The full Senate should consider HB 1624, a good bill that would help people shopping for […]
Category Budget and Taxes, Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Economic Opportunity, Education, Employment, Health care, Health Insurance and Reform, Mental Health, Public & Higher Education, State, Texas Legislature · Tags 2015 Texas Legislature, 84th Texas Legislature, Affordable Care Act, Child Well-Being, Children, Early Childhood, Franchise tax, Health care, Health insurance, Health insurance marketplace, immigrants, In-State Tuition for Immigrant Children, medical bills, Mental health, Mental health reintegration services, Pre-K, Private-Sector Work-Study Partnerships, Property tax, Public & Higher Education, Tax cuts, Tax Policy Proposals 2015
Posted by CPPP on May 20, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Today the Senate Health and Human Services committee is expected to hear two important bills we’ve been following: HB 1541 HB 2835 HB 1541 would establish a Medicaid state service plan for peer support services, designating certified peer specialists and certified recovery specialists as a billable provider. Mental health peer support services are proven to […]
Category Child Well-Being, Health care, Mental Health, Texas Legislature · Tags 2015 Texas Legislature, 84th Texas Legislature, Anne Dunkelberg, Child Well-Being, Children, Health and human services committee, Health care, immigrants, Mental health, Mental health reintegration services, Peer support
Posted by CPPP on May 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Hundreds of bills have run out of time in the Texas Legislature, but a flurry of amendments and maneuvers mean several policy solutions – and some policy nightmares – still have a chance of passing. Here is a preview of upcoming action we’re watching and some of our work from the past week. What we’re […]
Category Budget and Taxes, Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Economic Opportunity, Education, Food & Nutrition, Food assistance, Health care, Health Insurance and Reform, Medicaid & CHIP, Mental Health, Public & Higher Education, Savings & Asset Building, State, Texas Legislature · Tags 2015 Texas Legislature, 84th Texas Legislature, Affordable Care Act, Auto title lending, drug felon ban, drug testing, Health insurance, Health Insurance and Reform, Health insurance marketplace, homestead exemption, Mental health, Mental health reintegration services, Minimum wage, Payday lending reform, Pre-K, Private-Sector Work-Study Partnerships, Property tax, Rainy Day Fund, School Breakfast Program, School finance, SNAP
Posted by CPPP on April 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment
By CPPP Policy Analyst Katharine Ligon and CPPP Mental Health Policy Intern Lauren Rosales 35 percent of individuals incarcerated in Texas prisons today struggle, or have struggled, with some form of mental illness. Research and experience have shown that after release, those individuals who receive continuity of mental health care and reintegration services are far […]
Category Health care, Mental Health, Texas Legislature · Tags 2015 Texas Legislature, 84th Texas Legislature, criminal justice system, Katharine Ligon, Lauren Rosales, Mental health, Mental health reintegration services, Mental health system, Recidivism, Recovery, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
