Health
June 18, 2020
The Key to Mending the Economy? Expanding Health-Care Access
No, Medicaid expansion isn’t a perfect solution. But it’s the best way to ensure more workers can return to their jobs.
Affordable Care Act
News
July 29, 2019
Texas Might Kill Obamacare, But State Leaders Don’t Seem to Have a Plan for What’s Next
In the event that millions lose their health insurance and protections for preexisting conditions disappear, the state has no real backup plan.
Health
December 17, 2018
A Texas Judge Declared Obamacare Unconstitutional. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Affordable Care Act was struck down by a federal judge in Fort Worth, but the legal battle is far from over.
Politics & Policy
December 20, 2017
Enjoy Your Eight-year, Temporary Federal Tax Cuts
Millions of Texans will feel the impact of changes to individual tax breaks, health care penalties, and property tax deductions.
Uncategorized
May 8, 2017
Will Texas Republicans Suffer for Their Obamacare Vote?
Nearly 700,000 Texans have ACA insurance in districts represented by Republicans who voted to eliminate it.
Politics & Policy
April 30, 2015
1.7 Million Texans in Danger of Losing Health Care Subsidies
A new study found federal subsidies helped reduce the percentage of Texans lacking health insurance from about 25 percent to 17 percent, but a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could suddenly end those subsidies.
Politics & Policy
February 4, 2014
The Labor Force Participation Rate Problem
A report from the Congressional Budget Office projects that the Affordable Care Act will keep American's labor force participation rate at anemic levels.
Politics & Policy
January 10, 2014
The Man in the Arena
In the brief time Ted Cruz has been a senator, he has managed to convince half the country that he is a true patriot and the other half that he is a dangerous nutcase. What will he do next?…
Politics & Policy
January 9, 2014
Mr. Castro Goes to Washington
The inside account of a rising congressman’s freshman year in office.
Politics & Policy
August 27, 2013
In Defense of Ted Cruz
The senator's campaign to defund Obamacare is frustrating people on both sides of the aisle. That doesn't mean it's wrong.
Politics & Policy
March 28, 2012
Texans React to Oral Arguments in Supreme Court on Obama’s Healthcare Law
Here's what Texan elected officials had to say about the three days of oral argument in the Supreme Court over Affordable Care Act.