Legislative Updates
Ensuring lawmakers and their staffs have data-based information is crucial to helping elevate and improve the mental health care system in Texas. The Meadows Institute helps lawmakers make informed policy decisions through non-partisan data, research, and invited committee testimony, with the goal of improving care and access to mental health and substance use disorder treatments.
Policy list
Texas Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs – Sean Hanna
SUMMARY — On August 26, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Vice President for Veterans and Public Safety, Sean Hanna, provided invited testimony before the Texas...
Texas House Committee on Public Health – Roshni Koli
SUMMARY—On August 20, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshni Koli, provided testimony before the Texas House Committee on Public Health. She...
House Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans’ Affairs – HB 114
SUMMARY—On July 8, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Vice President for Veterans and Public Safety, Sean Hanna, provided testimony to the Texas House Subcommittee on...
House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs – B.J. Wagner
SUMMARY— On June 24, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Executive Vice President for Health and Public Safety, B.J. Wagner, provided invited testimony before the Texas...
House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs – B.J. Wagner
SUMMARY - On May 28, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Executive Vice President for Health and Public Safety, B.J. Wagner, provided invited testimony before the...
89th Texas Legislature Regular Session Wrap-Up
SUMMARY – The 89th Texas Legislature marked a decade of bipartisan commitment to mental health at the Texas Capitol, leveraging both budget and legislative...