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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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Help Texas Families Stay Together The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) recently delivered its budget request (known as a Legislative Appropriations Request or LAR) to the Texas Legislature. In the DFPS budget request, […]
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Texas Child Care Scholarships Have Clear Oversight — And Results In 2025, the Texas Legislature appropriated an additional $100 million for child care scholarships, preventing the loss of child care for thousands of families. These […]
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Thousands of Texas families are waiting longer for health coverage. Texas families depend on Medicaid health insurance for timely access to health care. Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in Texas and provides health […]
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Peter Clark, pclark@txchildren.org Advocates Call on Legislature to Continue Investing in Child Care Scholarships Austin – State leaders recently announced they are cutting the number of families in Texas who will receive […]
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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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