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07.11.25

What the Cuts in the Mega-Budget Bill Mean for Texas Families

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 […]

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06.25.25

Our Recap Report on TX Kids and the 2025 Legislative Session

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 […]

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05.27.25

We’re Thrilled the State Budget Includes $100 Million for Child Care!

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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04.24.24

Texas School Readiness Dashboard — Now Updated!

Updated Texas data and policy recommendations on child care, child hunger, health care, family-child interactions, and other early childhood experiences that shape school readiness.

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12.15.25

Children’s Behavioral Health Strategic Plan in Review – What Texas Did and Didn’t Achieve

The Strategic Plan provides a blueprint for supporting the small but important population of children with the most complex mental health and substance use challenges. Texas is making progress on the Strategic Plan, but the […]

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12.09.25

A Major Win for Timely, Actionable Maternal Mortality Reviews in Texas

We are thrilled to share an update on HB 713 — an important and widely supported bill passed in 2025 to help Texas strengthen its response to the maternal health crisis by removing delays in […]

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12.02.25

Our Budget Recommendations to HHSC and DFPS to Support Healthy Kids and Families

We still have a few weeks left in 2025, but Texas leaders are already starting to develop the state budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029. These budgets decisions will have a profound impact on […]

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11.17.25

Strengthening Early Childhood Education Governance in Texas

Six Key Takeaways from Our Conversation with Elliot Regenstein Early childhood intervention, home visiting, child care scholarships, public pre-k, and Head Start are all programs that support young Texans during the critical period of early […]

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11.05.25

The Government Shutdown is Hurting Kids and Families

We’re deeply concerned about the growing consequences of the government shutdown for children and families in Texas and across the country. About 750,000 federal government employees — many of them parents — have already gone a […]

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11.04.25

Inside Texas’s $100M Child Care Investment: What Happened, and What Comes Next?

During the 2025 legislative session, Texas lawmakers made a significant $100 million investment in child care scholarships to help working families afford high-quality child care. Lawmakers’ investment prevented a loss of thousands of child care […]