2017 Legislative Agenda
CTD and our partners are gearing up for a lot of hard fights during Texas' 85th Legislative Session, which convened January 10. Children's issues like Medicaid therapies and special education; accessible transportation and texting while driving; and sufficient funding for community services are just a few of areas we're targeting at the Capitol this spring.
Learn a little (or a lot) more about what we're working on:
Review our full, web-based legislative agenda, which will be updated regularly throughout session, and includes links to more information about issues and opportunities to take action.
Download a quicker overview of our Top Legislative Priorities, presented at our Legislative Briefing in January. Our presentation slides (covering State Budget & Independent Living, Children's Issues, Transportation, Employment, and Access to Medicine) are also available.
View the archive of our Legislative Briefing from January 9, streamed over Facebook Live.
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Speakers and Topics:
- Dennis Borel (CTD): State budget & Independent Living
- Chris Masey (CTD): Children's issues (00:10:00)
- Chase Bearden (CTD): Transportation, Employment, & Access to Medicines (00:16:00)
- Colleen Horton (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health): Mental Health Peer Support (00:25:40)
- Anne Dunkelberg (Center for Public Policy Priorities): State Budget and Medicaid (00:36:20)
- Dennis Borel & Susie Angel (CTD): Oral Health Care (00:54:20)
- Simone Nichols-Segers (National MS Society), Greg Hansch (NAMI Texas), & Cam Scott (American Cancer Society): Consumer Protections in Pharmaceutical Policy (01:00:40)
- Frank Santos (self-advocate): Access to Medicines (01:12:30)
- Rekha Lakshmanan (The Immunization Partnership): Vaccines (01:24:30)
- Mack Marsh (Parking Mobility): Accessible Parking (01:34:05)
- Will Francis (Texas Forward): State Revenues (01:48:20)
- Kyle Piccola (The Arc of Texas): State Supported Living Center Reform (01:53:20)
- Judy Telge (Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living): Relocation Contracts by Community-Based Organizations (02:00:30)
- Amy Lou Fawell (Texas Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana for Autism): Medical Marijuana (02:12:30)
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