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Texas Hospitals Required to Ask About Immigration Status

As of November 1, 2024, Executive Order GA-46 requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to direct Texas hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.

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New Texas executive order requires hospitals to ask about immigrant status. Here's what it means for Texas children and their families.

Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-TX) is deeply concerned about the impact of Executive Order GA-46 on Texas children and families.

November 6, 2024 | Texas

Next Week: CDF-Texas to Honor ‘Advocate for Joy’ Recipients at ‘Celebration of Joy’ Ceremony in Weslaco

Next week, Children’s Defense Fund-Texas will hold its inaugural Celebration of Joy ceremony to honor Texans who are bringing joy to communities, youth, and families across the Lone Star State.

October 18, 2024 | Texas

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Immigration

TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Key Immigration Case that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children

AUSTIN, TX—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases that will largely determine the futures of hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Texas.

October 10, 2024 | Texas

Immigration

CDF-Texas Asylum Explainer Fact Sheet

Effective October 1, the Biden administration has taken action to indefinitely extend current restrictions on the ability to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, which have come to be known as the “asylum ban.”

Education

Banning Books, Stunting Growth

Book banning as an idea and action has been around for centuries. It’s a key piece to many parts of history; restricting information from the masses to keep a current group in power, to ensure undesired information is not spread, and new ideas snuffed out.

October 1, 2024 | Texas

Education

Preserving Our Voices in the Fight for Intellectual Freedom

In today's rapidly changing world, the freedom to educate ourselves is more important than ever. It shapes our ability to understand, empathize, and connect with the diverse array of human experiences.

September 30, 2024 | Texas

Immigration

New Report Reveals the Scale of State Violence Inflicted on Migrant Children and Families under Operation Lone Star

CDF-TX is deeply concerned about the severe and life-threatening mistreatment of migrant children and their families by law enforcement agencies carrying out Operation Lone Star in our state, and about the fact that many of these migrants—who fear persecution, torture, or death in their home countries—are being denied the legal right under U.S. and international law to apply for asylum.

September 24, 2024 | Texas

Charity

Celebration of Joy: Honoring Our Legacy and Building Our Future

On October 24, 2024, we are hosting the 2024 CDF-Texas' Celebration of Joy— Honoring our Legacy and Building our Future! We are also celebrating 25 years of serving Texas children, youth and families.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

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