Join TAFP and your colleagues in the fight for family medicine and make your voice heard in the state capital and in the halls of Congress.
The Primary Solution: Mending Texas’ Fractured Health Care System
posted 9.30.08
TAFP and its partners in the Primary Care Coalition have researched the causes of the health care crisis facing Texas and have developed recommendations to lay the foundation for an efficient, high-quality health care delivery system.
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TAFPPAC announces first round of candidate endorsements with video release
See why these candidates are "good for medicine"
posted 1.21.08
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The Texas Academy of Family Physicians Political Action Committee, the political voice of family medicine in Texas, speaks on behalf of more than 5,500 Texas family physicians and their patients. On our new Web site you can brush up on candidates and their stances on medical issues or join TAFPPAC in the fight to protect and strengthen family medicine.
TAFP continually identifies the evolving challenges facing family medicine. With these issues in mind, the Academy educates policymakers and the general public on the topics important to family medicine while also arming members with advocacy resources that include one-page issue briefs, full multi-page documents, talking points, lobbying tips and more.
Want to know what’s going on deep in the heart of Texas? TAFP keeps its members up to date on all things legislative through our quarterly publication, TEXAS FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Here’s an archive of the TFP Legislative Update columns.
Connect directly with the American Academy of Family Physician’s Speak Out service. Users can easily access media guides, election results and issues and legislation, as well as communicate with local, state and federal officials.
The Texas Find Your Incumbent (FYI) system provides information about elected officials and the districts they represent. Information includes districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, and Texas’ Congressional delegation.

Check out Academy in Action, a series of four videos on federal and state issues that affect family doctors.
Watch a five-minute advocacy video by clicking the TV icon.
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