Aug 26, 20213 minWelcome to ATX BAE-B-SAFE!By Perdita Henry Healthy Futures of Texas’ BAE-B-SAFE program announced that they’re heading up Interstate 35 to bring their programing...
Aug 5, 20211 minTWHC Presents: The 87th Legislative Session ReportBy Perdita Henry If there is a term to describe the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition’s (TWHC) approach to the 87th Texas Legislative...
Jun 24, 20211 minTWHC Comments During HHSC Virtual Post Award Forum on HTW WaiverBy Perdita Henry The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) hosted a Post Award Forum for the Healthy Texas Women (HTW) 1115 Waiver....
Jun 3, 20213 minBills, Bills, Bills: What Happened to Our Bills?By Perdita Henry and Leah Joiner The 87th Legislative Session is a wrap. Advocates worked hard to bring attention to and garner support...
May 27, 20213 minMember Spotlight: League of Women Voters of TexasBy Perdita Henry My first year as an eligible voter found me as an 18-year-old in Naval boot camp. As I adapted to a new life, I still...
May 4, 20213 minHB 133 Moves to the Senate, but Advocacy Is Still NeededBy Perdita Henry and Leah Joiner The 87th Texas Legislature is headed toward Sine Die and TWHC continues advocating for bills that have...
Apr 22, 20215 minMember Spotlight: South Texas Family Planning & Health CorporationBy Perdita Henry A key to successful conversations about family planning is realizing that it looks different for everyone. Depending on...
Apr 19, 20213 minBills, Bills, Bills: HB 2651By Perdita Henry and Leah Joiner The 87th Texas Legislature is off to an interesting start, but TWHC is monitoring a flurry of bills that...
Apr 6, 20213 minBills, Bills, Bills: HB 133By Perdita Henry and Leah Joiner Update: The Calendars Committee sent HB 133 to the House floor. On April 14, the House will vote on the...
Mar 25, 20216 minMember Spotlight: Texas Women’s FoundationBy Perdita Henry We’re in the final days of Women’s History Month 2021. It’s a month many of us have spent thinking about the way’s women...
Mar 25, 20212 minBills, Bills, Bills: HB 320By Perdita Henry and Leah Joiner The 87th Texas Legislature is off to an interesting start, but TWHC is monitoring a flurry of bills that...
Jan 28, 20213 minMember Spotlight: El Centro de CorazónBy Perdita Henry There’s so much more to community than just who lives next door or down the street. Like everything else, the pandemic...
Jan 15, 20212 minShow Me the MoneyBy Erika Ramirez On January 11, 2021, ahead of the 87th Legislative Session, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Glenn Hegar, released...
Dec 17, 20204 minMember Spotlight: Texas Association of Community Health CentersBy Perdita Henry A doctor’s visit involves so much more than just making an appointment and showing up on a day at a specific time. For...
Dec 17, 20203 minThe Top Four Priorities for TWHC During the 87th Legislative SessionBy Perdita Henry While many of us thought 2020 would be our year, just three months in we realized that perhaps this year had other...
Nov 19, 20207 minMember Spotlight: Improving Maternal Health HoustonBy Perdita Henry In 2017, the Houston Endowment convened a steering committee with leaders with backgrounds in healthcare, behavioral...
Oct 22, 20203 minA love letter to SAFETrigger Warning: Mental, physical, and sexual abuse is discussed. TWHC often collaborates with members to bring awareness to a host of...
Oct 22, 20204 minMember Spotlight: Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice TexasBy Perdita Henry In the following member spotlight, you will notice that we use the term Latinx. This is a gender-neutral term that is...
Oct 22, 20201 minTexas Advocacy Project: Safety Through Legal AssistanceBy Amanda Elkanick Oder October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year it is even more imperative that we spotlight the...
Sep 24, 20205 minMember Spotlight: Texas Council on Family ViolenceBy Perdita Henry Safety should not be a luxury. When we end a long day in the world that produces its own set of harms, often based on...