Health Care in Texas -- this week on TPT

Did you know that …
· Over 5.8 million Texans do not have health insurance?
· Texas leads the nation in the percentage of its population without health insurance?
· 84% of uninsured Texans live in households where at least one person works?

This week on Texas Politics Today, we continue our examination of crucial challenges facing Texas as the Legislature heads back to Austin. This Friday, we’ll be visiting about how health care is delivered in Texas – who gets it, and who pays for it. Our guests are Austin’s own State Representative Elliott Naishtat, a former chair of the House Human Services Committee, and Bee Moorhead, executive director of Texas Impact, a faith-based advocacy group for social justice.

Also this Friday: a review of the top political stories of the week and a calendar of upcoming political events.

Texas Politics Today airs every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central time on KOOP, Austin’s community radio station. KOOP broadcasts at 91.7 on the FM dial and streams live over the Web at http://www.koop.org/. Texas Politics Today is hosted by longtime Capitol insider DeeceX and Austin community activist David Kobierowski.

This Week: The Future of Texas Education

This week on Texas Politics Today, we continue our examination of the major issues facing Texas today, and how they will be addressed -- or not -- by the Legislature when it comes back to town next month. Our focus this time is on education.

Our guests are State Representative Donna Howard and Eric Hartman. Representative Howard was a Eanes ISD school board member and former candidate for the State Board of Education before being elected to represent her northwest Travis Coutny district in 2006. Eric Hartman is the legislative director of the Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers). They'll discuss the state of Texas education, and highlight issues the Legislature will be addressing in January.

Also: this week's big political stories and the community calendar.

Texas Politics Today air on Fridays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central time on KOOP, Austin's community radio station. KOOP airs at 91.7 FM and streams live over the Web at www.koop.org. Texas Politics Today is co-hosted by Deece X and David Kobierowski.