Legislative Update (4/7/25)
This week is a big one at the Capitol for the Make America Healthy Again movement (and MTHA)! Several of our priority bills are up for committee hearings, and we’ll be showing up to support. Tomorrow, HB 1290 by Rep. Caroline Harris Davila heads to the House Public Education Committee—a bill aimed at cleaning up school lunches by removing harmful additives from taxpayer-funded meals. Its companion has already passed the senate, so we are in striking distance from this bill becoming law!
Later this week, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hear SB 1864 (Johnson), which expands access to fresh, locally raised eggs, and SB 269 (Perry), which strengthens adverse event reporting for vaccines and emergency-use drugs.
Click here for the full list of MAHA-related bills scheduled for hearings this week. We’ll be supporting several of these in committee, while others are included for informational purposes in case you are interested (view here).
I recently joined the Texas Talks podcast to discuss the mission behind Make Texans Healthy Again, what we’ve accomplished so far this legislative session, and why now is the time to rethink how our state approaches chronic disease, food policy, and health freedom. From school lunch safety to SNAP reform, there’s real momentum building—and we’re just getting started. Click here or above to listen to the podcast.
Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made headlines this week by launching an investigation into Kellogg’s for allegedly misleading consumers with deceptive labeling and marketing practices. According to Paxton, the company may be violating Texas law by advertising processed cereals as healthy when they are packed with sugar and ultra-processed ingredients. This is exactly why Make Texans Healthy Again is fighting for transparency in food labeling—Texans deserve to know what’s in their food, and families shouldn’t be misled by billion-dollar brands pretending junk is health food. Read more here.
This weekend, I found myself thinking deeply about the search for truth—how much easier our fight would be if the truth wasn’t buried under corporate influence, political agendas, and conflicting information. We’re living in a time where—with enough money—anyone can “prove” anything. Big Tobacco once claimed cigarettes were healthy. Today, we see similar tactics from Big Food and Big Pharma, pushing processed products and quick fixes while chronic disease skyrockets.
Many of us are skeptical because the status quo doesn't match our lived experience. We've tried the “recommended” path and felt worse, not better. I’m not a contrarian or a conspiracy theorist—I’m just someone who loves this state and wants to change a broken system. The numbers don’t lie: rates of chronic disease are exploding, while we are spending more and more money each year with worsening results. We can't keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
Most of us have had those moments—after a weekend (or a season) of poor sleep, processed food, and overindulgence in our vice of choice—when we finally return to nourishing ourselves and feel the fog lift. That clarity is a reminder of what’s possible. But too many people are stuck in that fog without even realizing it. The truth is, health isn’t a partisan issue. It’s about getting back to basics: less sugar, fewer chemicals, more real food, better movement, and quality sleep. If we’re going to make real change, we have to start by being honest—about the problem, about the science, and about what’s actually making us sick.
The tide is turning. We are making REAL incremental progress everyday, and that progress will continue as long as citizens like you stay engaged and involved in the process.
For Texas,
Travis McCormick
Founder, Make Texans Healthy Again
P.S. - WATCH: In this Politico interview, Calley Means doesn’t hold back—he brings fire to a room full of status quo defenders. From calling out corporate capture to exposing the failures of our current food and healthcare systems, this interview is packed full of facts and fire. (Watch here)