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    The 2015 consensus Legislative Agenda agreed upon at the Texas United Methodist Women Legislative Event 2015, January 25-27, 2015.

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    Texas UMW Legislative Event 2015 Legislative Agenda

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    United Methodist Womens Legislative Agenda 2015

    There are more than 100,000 members of United Methodist Women in Texas. At their annual
    legislative conference, UMW members from all six of Texas United Methodist Annual
    Conferences adopt a consensus legislative agenda reflecting their priority legislative concerns.
    United Methodist Women was established in 1865. United Methodist Women place particular
    emphasis on issues impacting the well-being of women, children and youth.
    Texas United Methodist Women affirm the dedication of every member of the Texas Legislature. We thank you for
    your service to our state and we look forward to thanking you for your good work in the 84th legislative session. We
    particularly look forward to thanking you for your action on the following issues, which we believe are crucial to
    our states wellbeing:

    Healthy Texas
    We urge the Legislature to advance policies for affordable healthcare, including mental health and preventive health
    services, for the broadest possible number of Texans. This should include providing affordable insurance for working
    Texans, and expanding Medicaid and other existing low-income programs. We affirm our particular and historic
    concern for the health of women and children. We commend to lawmakers the role that social determinants, especially
    access to affordable, healthy food and family financial stability, play in health, and call on lawmakers to consider
    comprehensive health solutions.

    Quality Education
    The Legislature should affirm its constitutional obligation to provide high quality public education for the benefit of all
    children in our state. Critical legislative actions include restoring all cuts made in the last decade, providing state
    funding for enrollment growth, increasing teacher compensation to competitive levels, and providing full-day prekindergarten in all school districts. We strongly reaffirm our historic opposition to any movement toward allowing the
    flow of public money to private schools, including the establishment of any voucher programs.

    Living Water
    We urge lawmakers to prioritize our states water infrastructure investments around the primary principle of fair access
    to clean water for all Texans, and to take strong action to protect Texans from potential threats to the air, land and
    water that we rely on to live. We affirm the inherent worth of all creation and call on lawmakers to protect all of
    Texas natural resources.

    Humane Immigration
    We advocate for fair, humane policies toward immigrants in Texas, including access to necessary state permits
    (including drivers permits) and regulatory structures to live and work and be educated in our state. We insist that state
    officials respect the appropriate boundaries of federal and state responsibility concerning our national border security.

    Criminal Justice
    We call on legislators to guarantee fair treatment for all Texans caught up in the states criminal justice system, from
    arrest to re-entry. We have particular concerns about the grand jury process, and we urge lawmakers to lift restrictions
    on SNAP and other important benefits for former drug felons.
    For more information about United Methodist Women in Texas or this legislative agenda, contact any of the following UMW
    Social Action Coordinators:
    Darlene Alfred
    Guadalupe Crook
    Elizabeth Jimenez
    Rose Watson
    Beth Weems Pirtle
    Barbara Shaw
    Krystal Scott-West

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