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November 20, 2021
DALLAS — U.S. Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson said Saturday that she is retiring from Congress after almost 30 years, ending a chapter of a pioneering public service career that broke
November 18, 2021
Racial and ethnic disparities in medical treatment are among the worst in the nation in Texas, where Black and Latino populations are less likely to receive preventative care and more likely to have treatment delayed, according to a new study.
Issues:Healthcare
November 14, 2021
A recent string of antisemitic acts in Central Texas inspired several hundred people to gather Sunday in downtown Austin to share a message they hope spreads faster and louder than the hate: that more than anything, there is kindness in this state.
November 4, 2021
Austin, T.X. – With Texas as our nation’s most uninsured state and thousands of our neighbors lacking health insurance, Monday, November 8, at 10 AM, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join Foundation Communities and Austin Mayor Steve Adler to share resources for Central Texans. As Open Enrollment begins, families can sign up to get Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage.
Issues:Healthcare
November 2, 2021
Austin, T.X. – Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a long-overdue rule today requiring commercial hot-air-balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when operating for hire. The proposed rule belatedly implements balloon safety legislation Rep. Doggett authored that became law in 2018 as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act.
October 29, 2021
More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. attorney general to investigate legal problems that have arisen out of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative to arrest and jail migrants on state criminal charges.
Issues:Immigration
October 13, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today announced a $9.8 million award that Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center will receive, funded by the Department of Justice. The program aims to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders. The funds announced today will expand training for roughly 17,000 additional first responders.
Issues:Gun Safety
October 10, 2021
Since the inaugural Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1987, countless trailblazing, tireless advocates and organizations dedicated to ending domestic violence have made strong strides and saved lives.
October 7, 2021
Austin, T.X. – On Tuesday, October 12, at 2 PM, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join The Hotline and key local leaders in reducing and responding to domestic violence.
September 29, 2021
On September 1st, state Republicans’ dangerous, radical vigilante law went into effect—designed to end Roe v. Wade protections in Texas, cutting off access to care for almost all across our state.
Issues:Healthcare