Trauma & Emergency Healthcare Advocacy
Advocacy
Your Voice on Trauma & Emergency Healthcare at the Texas Capitol
Trauma & Emergency Healthcare Advocacy
TETAF has been active at the Texas Capitol since 2009, providing services in the advocacy, public policy, communications and regulatory arenas. TETAF has become known as the go-to source for lawmakers on trauma and emergency healthcare. Filling a unique niche by representing the system as a whole, TETAF is able to successfully advocate on behalf of hospitals, EMS providers, Regional Advisory Councils and the Emergency Medical Task Force.
Useful Links & Downloads
- Advocacy Priorities (2019)
- LBB EMS & Trauma Care Funding Overview
- Disaster Response Thank You (2018)
- RACs and Disaster Response Handout (2018)
- Guide to TX Advocacy
- Tobacco Fund Summary (2017)
- Texas Trauma System Handout (long version)
- Texas Trauma System Handout (short version)
- Letter to Texas Leadership on Budget Cuts
- Key Legislative Contact Information
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Senate
Latest Legislative News
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