A Peek into TCFV's Legislative Policy Process

About this episode

The episode discusses the Texas Legislative Session and the efforts of the Texas Council on Family Violence to advocate for survivors of family violence.

There are 140 days in every Texas Legislative Session, and it goes fast! Jennifer Mudge is the Public Policy Manager, and Molly Voyles is our Director of Public Policy at Texas Council on Family Violence. During this conversation, they join us to share what our policy team focuses on during the session, the systems that support their work, and how they measure the success of each legislative session, always keeping survivors at the heart. We unpack the experience of preparing survivors to testify and explore the particular successes of the most recent session, before discussing how a new task force will help to reduce the rate of family violence homicides in our state, and exploring how recent work on a Crime Victim Bill of Rights protects victims of family violence. We also discuss the upcoming 30-day special session and what our team will do to carry important bills forward to truly make an impact.

People in this episode

Guests: Jennifer Mudge, Molly Voyles

Topics covered

• legislative policy
• family violence
• survivor advocacy
• testimony preparation
• policy success
• task force
• crime victim rights

Keywords

• Texas Legislative Session
• family violence
• survivor testimony
• public policy
• legislative success
• task force
• Crime Victim Bill of Rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Council on Family Violence

Books & works: Crime Victim Bill of Rights

Places: Texas

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