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Apr 6
3 min

Bills, Bills, Bills: HB 133

By 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
6 min

Member Spotlight: Texas Women’s Foundation

By 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
2 min

Bills, Bills, Bills: HB 320

By 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
3 min

Member Spotlight: El Centro de Corazón

By 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
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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