The Policy Council for Children and Families works to improve the coordination, quality, efficiency and outcomes of services provided to children with disabilities and their families through the state's health, education, and human services systems. The council produces a biennial report with recommendations to the executive Commissioner of HHSC and the Texas Legislature. The council includes family members of children with special health care needs and representatives of community, faith, business and other organizations.
Read the Policy Council for Children and Families: Bylaws (PDF).
Members
Martha Aguilar
Advocacy Organization Representative
Austin
Lisa Brodie
Family Representative
Deer Park
Sara Daugherty, MSN
Community Services Representative
Coppell
Lisa Gore
Family Representative
Tulia
Michael Lindsey
Representative providing general expertise
Dallas
Nicolas Morales
Youth Representative
San Antonio
Christine Murphy
Physician Representative
Dickinson
Matthew Okoro
Family Representative
Friendswood
Elizabeth Tucker
Advocacy Organization Representative
Austin
Lori Urbina-Patlan
Family Representative
Edinburg
Bianca Ramirez
Family Representative
San Antonio
Laura Kender
Mental Health Expert Representative
Arlington
Brandy Jones
Advocacy Organization Representative for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dallas
Mary Helen Briones
Family Representative
San Angelo
Meetings
- April 26, 2023
- July 26, 2023
The above dates are tentative.
For More Information
Contact us at: jimmy.blanton@hhs.texas.gov or call 512-380-4372.