The Texas Catholic Conference, along with a broad coalition of agencies across the state signed an open letter to Governor Rick Perry demanding that he include the overwhelmingly popular bipartisan children's health insurance bill on the agenda for a Special Session. The letter notes that with the call of a Special Session, Texas regains the opportunity to finish a critical piece of unfinished state business: providing 80,000 uninsured children in hard-working Texas families access to affordable health care. Signers of the letter represent hundreds of thousands of Texans across the state, including the Texas Medical Association, Texas Hospital Association, Texas Catholic Conference, League of Women Voters of Texas, and numerous others. A similar letter is being circulated by state legislators and has gained considerable support.

You can support our efforts by letting Governor Perry know that you want him to include "CHIP buy-in" legislation on the agenda for the upcoming special session. You can sign an online petition supporting our efforts