The Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition (TWHC) is committed to promoting and increasing funding for women’s preventive healthcare to fully meet the growing need among low-income uninsured women. [...]
The 87th Texas Legislative Session is in full swing and bills continue to be filed ahead of the filing deadline on March 12. As we wait to see what bills will make their way through the [...]
Americans cast a record-breaking 93 million early ballots, putting the 2020 election on track for historic levels of voter turnout. During early voting in Texas, 9,727,874 people — 57.4% of [...]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many are being asked to stay home to keep themselves safe. However, staying home may not be safe for many women who experience domestic violence. Women make [...]
Do you know who Lila Cockrell, Julia Scott Reed or Juanita Craft are? They are just three of the valiant Texas women who were leaders in the fight for voting rights and are highlighted in our [...]
Earlier this year, we shared with you the importance of completing the 2020 Census and how it is essential to our democracy. It will not only determine how many representatives Texas will have [...]
This month, our focus is on housing stability. For most Texas women, housing is their largest monthly expense. Where a woman lives determines where her children go to school, how long her commute [...]
House Bill 2697 went into effect on September 1, 2019. A bill that you, our Army of Advocates, helped support and get passed! It added clarity to the criminal definition of identity theft in [...]
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) was created in 2009 and authorized $3 billion in general obligation bonds to provide grants for cancer research, prevention and [...]