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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We’re wearing purple in honor of the 160 Texans killed by a current or former partner in 2025.
The Texas Women’s Health Caucus stands with survivors.
Happy Period Action Day! 💗
Thank you to Ishani and Annika at @periodmovement, Olivia Lee, Alison Landolt, and Dr. Koythong for educating us at the Lege this week on endometriosis and stigma.
Visit period.org and learn how you can donate. 🌸
@TexasDSHS has refused to release the 2026 MMMRC Biennial Report and closed today’s meeting to the public. They have chosen to hide the report and avoid accountability. Texans deserve better.
Thank you to the Maternal Health Equity Collaborative, Giving Austin Labor Support, @avowtexas , & @URGE_TX for inviting us to join today’s press conference and People’s Hearing.
The MMMRC convenes to answer one question: why are Texans dying from preventable pregnancy-related causes, and how do we stop it?
But their biennial report was due September 1, and has seen been delayed.
Texans deserve this data now.
Today, the House Public Health Committee is meeting to discuss public health trends, AI in healthcare, infant mortality, and the effects of social media on youth. Follow along here: house.texas.gov/video-audio/
Today, Speaker Burrows announced a new s/c on Maternal Health, Menopause, and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine and directed them to study a series of new interim charges related to women’s health.
We urge committee members to consider solutions that center access to affordable healthcare services for women throughout their reproductive years, and to work with the medical community to ensure that any resulting policy recommendations do not impede medical innovation.
August is National Breastfeeding Month! Join the Mother’s Milk Bank in Austin every Tuesday for a tour and learn how breast milk donations help provide vital nutrition to babies in need. If you live outside of Austin, visit texasmilkbank.org to find a location near you.
Yesterday, Chair @teamhowardtx presented Governor @Michelle4NM with a Texas flag to thank the state of New Mexico for protecting reproductive rights and providing Texans access to safe abortions. Thank you to @PPTXVotes and @avowtexas for hosting this event!
Today, 4 years after the fall of Roe, we honor the women who have died as a result of Texas’ abortion ban. Porsha, Nevaeh, and Yeniifer should be alive today and we should know the names of all Texans who have died because of the abortion ban.
We're wrapping up Mental Health Awareness Month with a reminder that PMS and PMDD can significantly impact mental health, and no one should feel dismissed or alone while experiencing them.
Swipe to learn more about the differences between PMS and PMDD and where to find help❤️
For National Women’s Health Week, the Office on Women’s Health is highlighting 4 key areas shaping the future of women’s health: prevention & early detection, sex-specific biology & hormonal health, chronic disease & aging, and innovation in healthcare & research.
#NWHW
Chair @DonnaHowardTx joined the @PinkGraniteTX Party with a Purpose to honor World Ovarian Day. In 2025, Ovarian Cancer was 5th leading cause of cancer death in TX. We will continue to work to increase access to women’s health services, including cancer screening and treatment.
Once again, anti-abortion judges have recklessly restricted access to essential women’s health services. The attacks on our autonomy and freedom must end. Our lives are at stake. TWHC Chair @DonnaHowardTX and HDC chair @GeneforTexas statement issued the statements below.
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This April is the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month.
Across Texas, too many people, especially women and people of color, are impacted by sexual violence. Prevention is possible, starting with education and resources supporting survivors. #SAAM -TH
Today is Denim Day !👖 In 1992, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction, claiming that because the victim wore tight jeans, she must have helped remove them and therefore consented.
Thank you to @AscensionSeton for giving Chair @DonnaHowardTX and Caucus member staff a tour of the new Women’s Health Tower at the Seton Medical Center in Central Austin. This new tower will ensure Texans, regardless of income, have access to the best level of care in Austin.
As Black Maternal Health Week comes to a close, we are reminded that this work is about more than addressing healthcare systems. It’s about thriving.
This week & beyond, we honor Black moms and those working every day to ensure they are supported, heard, and cared for.
#BMHW26
