Health & Social Policy – Baines Report

For Families or Politics? Drug Testing for Welfare Access

by Claire Burrus | Apr 10, 2019 | Health & Social Policy, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

In the policy arena, legislators should address the wellbeing of children and families. This is where supporters of these bills fail to employ good policy.

Reproductive Justice Must Include Intersex Justice

by Claire Burrus | Mar 24, 2019 | Health & Social Policy | 0 |

Local and national news outlets have covered endless stories on reproductive healthcare and policy...

Cecile Richards on “Make Trouble” with Wendy Davis

by Elizabeth Petruy | Apr 25, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, National, Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations, Texas | 0 |

On Saturday, April 7, from 3-5 pm, the Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue was filled with women...

An Unconventional Approach to Expanding Student Health, Wellness and Privacy

by Heidi Kahle | Apr 12, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, Student Life, Texas, University of Texas at Austin | 0 |

In 2007, The University of Texas at Austin made local news headlines when it made Plan B available...

Conversion Therapy and Texas “Pride”: A Conversation with Garrard Conley

by Sarah Pollock | Apr 4, 2018 | Barbara Jordan Week, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

Author Garrard Conley kicked off 2018’s Barbara Jordan Week at the LBJ School by coming to speak...

SNAP in a Trump Budget

by Cassie Davis | Aug 30, 2017 | Economics & Trade Policy, Health & Social Policy, National, Summer Internships | 0 |

Photo: Paul Sableman (CC) Crook Fellow Cassie Davis details the effects of the Trump...

Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day by addressing Texas’ maternal mortality crisis

by Elizabeth Petruy | May 12, 2017 | Health & Social Policy | 0 |

Photo: Dave Herholz On Mother’s Day this year, my brother and I will likely celebrate the way we...

Critical links between health care and immigration in Texas

by Paige Menking | May 5, 2017 | Health & Social Policy, Immigration Policy | 0 |

Photo: Callie Richmond Undocumented immigrants are human beings. They work, love, have fun, and...

Investing in Homeless Young Texans

by Patricia Hart | Feb 6, 2017 | Education Policy, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Photo: Bionic Teaching Texas’ 85th legislative session kicked off last month. Lawmakers now have...

Is There Light At The End Of The Foster Care Tunnel?

by Elizabeth Petruy | Dec 12, 2016 | Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Misc, Politics and Governance | 1 |

Photo: PEXELS As I headed into the Texas Union for the first session of the 2016 Texas Tribune...

Senseless Atrocities and Overreactions: On the Backlash Following UT Austin Tragedy

by Conor Laing | Apr 16, 2016 | Civil Rights, Health & Social Policy, Misc, Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations | 0 |

Photo: Jana Birchum On April 12, 2016, the Texas Tribune published a piece about parental...

Trump Presidency Would Exacerbate Muslim Oppression Worldwide

by Liam Kozma | Apr 15, 2016 | Civil Rights, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Health & Social Policy | 0 |

Photo: BBC Recently, Mr. Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “I think Islam hates us.” This...

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