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Stand up for your practice, your profession, and your patients today! Join with TEXPAC’s passionate members, who  go the extra mile to protect medical practices from attack at the local, state, and federal level.


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With national health system reform the hot issue in DC, the insurance industry biannually fighting patient-centered reforms, and tort reform perennially attacked by the Austin trial lawyer lobby, Texas physicians need to maintain their political vigilance.


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Your TEXPAC and Texas Medical Association (TMA) dues are separate. TMA does not contribute to or endorse political campaigns.  

TEXPAC gets the right candidates elected to stand up for physicians and our patients.

From Medicaid to tort reform to health insurance, TEXPAC keeps you informed on the issues that matter.

Tell your elected officials what you and your patients need.

TEXPAC gives physicians a voice at the crowded table of politics — and ensures elected officials are held accountable through a democratic, bipartisan endorsement process. Find out how you can get involved in getting the right people in the legislature.

A Message from TEXPAC's Chair
Sara Austin, MD, FAAN
Neurologist - Travis County
TEXPAC Chair

"TEXPAC has a direct hand in helping shape meaningful health policy in the legislature through TEXPAC’s grassroots advocacy."

"TEXPAC helps us support medicine-friendly candidates and giving the House of Medicine a stronger voice in the legislature."

TEXPAC has a strong tradition of enormous success in staving off attacks on tort reform, increasing Medicaid payments, and stopping scope of practice incursions.

Brianna Menard, TEXPAC Director

 

Brianna Menard is the Director of TEXPAC and Political Education at the Texas Medical Association. With nearly a decade of experience in the Texas Legislature, she most recently served as Executive Director of the Early Childhood Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives, leading a bipartisan coalition to make Texas the best place to raise a child.

During her legislative tenure, Brianna spearheaded key legislation on insulin copay caps, early learning funding, expanding access to high-quality childcare, and strengthening the Texas workforce through apprenticeships. In the legislative off-seasons, she supported pragmatic candidates through door knocking and fundraising.

A native Texan, Brianna earned a BA in Government from The University of Texas. She also serves as the Board Secretary for Wheatsville Food Co-op and is a member of the City of Austin’s Early Childhood Council.

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