U.S. Senate Fails to Pass Health Care Plan
U.S. SENATE FAILS TO PASS HEALTH CARE PLAN Attempts to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suffered a major setback on Thursday as the U.S. Senate fell one vote short … + Read More
U.S. Senate Fails to Pass Health Care Plan
The 85th Texas Legislature is headed to overtime
ABBOTT CALLS LEGISLATURE BACK FOR SPECIAL SESSION The 85th Texas Legislature is headed to overtime. As expected, Governor Greg Abbott has called a special session of the Legislature for this … + Read More
NFRA Fails to Get Vote on Senate Floor
NFRA FAILS TO GET VOTE ON SENATE FLOOR A bill allowing nursing facilities to pull down federal funds finally ran into an obstacle it could not overcome last Wednesday in … + Read More
May 2017 Legislative Update
REINVESTMENT ALLOWANCE ADVANCES Legislation allowing Texas nursing facilities to receive the Nursing Facility Reinvestment Allowance (NFRA) move forward Monday on a 6-2 vote in the House Human Services Committee. Rep. … + Read More
Funding Solution Heard By Senate Committee
FUNDING SOLUTION HEARD BY SENATE COMMITTEE THCA members lined up at the Capitol on Monday, March 27, as the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services heard testimony on the … + Read More
Top Legislators File THCA Priority Bills
TOP LEGISLATORS FILE THCA PRIORITY BILLS Legislation has been filed to enact THCA’s top two priorities for the current legislative session. Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) has filed Senate … + Read More
85Th Session Opens with Bleak Budget Picture
85TH SESSION OPENS WITH BLEAK BUDGET PICTURE Slow economic growth means Texas legislators will have less money to spend on the state’s needs. That was the message delivered by … + Read More