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Jan 15
2 min

Show Me the Money

By Erika Ramirez On January 11, 2021, ahead of the 87th Legislative Session, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Glenn Hegar, released ...

Dec 17, 2020
4 min

Member Spotlight: Texas Association of Community Health Centers

By 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 s...

Dec 17, 2020
3 min

The Top Four Priorities for TWHC During the 87th Legislative Session

By Perdita Henry While many of us thought 2020 would be our year, just three months in we realized that perhaps this year had other plans...

Nov 19, 2020
7 min

Member Spotlight: Improving Maternal Health Houston

By Perdita Henry In 2017, the Houston Endowment convened a steering committee with leaders with backgrounds in healthcare, behavioral hea...

Oct 22, 2020
3 min

A love letter to SAFE

Trigger Warning: Mental, physical, and sexual abuse is discussed. TWHC often collaborates with members to bring awareness to a host of is...

Oct 22, 2020
4 min

Member Spotlight: Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice Texas

By Perdita Henry In the following member spotlight, you will notice that we use the term Latinx. This is a gender-neutral term that is mo...

Oct 22, 2020
1 min

Texas Advocacy Project: Safety Through Legal Assistance

By Amanda Elkanick Oder October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year it is even more imperative that we spotlight the effe...

Sep 24, 2020
5 min

Member Spotlight: Texas Council on Family Violence

By 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 cl...

Sep 23, 2020
2 min

Cuts to Women's Health Averted, but Eligibility Impacts Remain

By Erika Ramirez On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) released a revised budget reduction plan....

Aug 27, 2020
5 min

Member Spotlight: Young Invincibles

By Perdita Henry When people speak of Generations Y or Z (millennials 24-39 and centennials 5-24 respectively), it’s often in facetious t...

Jul 23, 2020
6 min

Member Spotlight: Every Texan

By Perdita Henry Our current circumstances as a country and as a state are difficult, to say the least. The pandemic has widened every ch...

Jul 23, 2020
4 min

Where Do We Draw the Line?

Birth control coverage is more than providing affordable contraceptives, it is about leveling the playing field and promoting gender equity.

Jun 25, 2020
5 min

Member Spotlight: Every Body Texas

By Perdita Henry It’s officially summer, but the spirit of spring rejuvenation is still in the air. This month, we saw Coalition member, ...

May 28, 2020
2 min

U.S. Supreme Court Considers ACA Contraception Coverage Changes -- Update

U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision

Apr 22, 2020
2 min

Great Resources During a Challenging Time

By Perdita Henry The world has changed drastically over the last several weeks. While we’re all doing what we can to flatten the curve an...

Mar 4, 2020
5 min

Member Spotlight: Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

By Perdita Henry Texas’ teen pregnancy rates remain higher than the national average, and there are several reasons why. Young people hav...

Nov 21, 2019
3 min

Happy Thanks, Birth Control Day!

By Erika Ramirez Birth control is one of the greatest medical achievements of the twentieth century. It gave women control over their rep...

Oct 24, 2019
6 min

Member Spotlight: Mental Health America of Greater Houston

By Perdita Henry It wasn’t that long ago that mental health was reluctantly discussed. People displaying mental health difficulties were ...

Oct 1, 2019
5 min

Member Spotlight: The North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens

By Perdita Henry The conversation surrounding sexual health education is often framed as difficult for everyone involved, but it doesn’t ...

Oct 1, 2019
7 min

How BAE-B-SAFE Helps Keep Community College Teens Baby Safe

Conversations about sexual health education for pre-teens and teens in public schools is often fraught with tension for parents and schoo...

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