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During our 2026 Awards Luncheon, we debuted our video about our work with Jenn and Jack to advocate for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI). Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUHgeN-cIMw
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NOTE: This blog was updated on September 9, 2025 to reflect the latest KFF estimates on the number of Texans will lose health coverage as a result of the bill. Whether you call it the […]
I’m pleased to release our new report looking back on key children’s issues of the 2025 Texas legislative session and looking forward to our next steps. This report builds on the preliminary report we published on […]
Austin – Children’s advocates are celebrating the news that the final version of the 2026-2027 state budget released by the Texas Legislature includes a $100 million increase in funding for child care scholarships. “We’re thrilled […]
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We Urge the Sunset Commission to Support the Sunset Staff Recommendations and Develop Additional Recommendations to Strengthen Child Care During the 2027 legislative session, Texas lawmakers will have an opportunity to improve the state’s management […]
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In 2025, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 136 by Rep. Lacey Hull and Sen. Carol Alvarado, a major step toward expanding access to lactation support for Texas families. Texans Care for Children was proud to […]
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We recently talked one-on-one with nine Texas families about their experience with Medicaid health insurance. We heard about a nine-year-old who loves football, a teenager who always cooks the family dinner, and a mom juggling […]
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We have joined with other members of the Texas Children’s Health Coverage Coalition (CHCC) to urge the federal government to scale back a proposed rule that would cut Medicaid funding for the state by $15.9 […]
We Urge the Governance Task Force to Acknowledge the Need for Additional Investment in Early Childhood Education and Care The Governor’s Task Force on Governance of Early Childhood Education and Care is developing policy and […]
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This commentary originally appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. Too many Texas mothers have to wait months for prenatal care. Lawmakers can change that. When a woman finds out she’s pregnant, one of the first things […]
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