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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
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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Two of Joanna’s four children participated in ECI. Download a PDF of this publication. Download a PDF of the one-pager on our survey of ECI providers. Parents told us ECI changes children’s lives. In March […]
The Legislature should invest in expanding Certified Family Partners across Texas. DOWNLOAD 1-Pager Families told us their kids need help. They often don’t know where to find it. We recently interviewed families about key recommendations […]
New data from the state show the backlog of Medicaid and SNAP applications in Texas is now even worse than we recently reported. We’re deeply concerned that Texans who are eligible for Medicaid health insurance […]
The HB 2310 Plan Identifies Opportunities for the Legislature to Improve Access to Pre-k and Child Care for Texas Kids with Disabilities High-quality early childhood education gives young children the opportunity to learn, develop, and […]
The Texas Legislature will write the 2028-2029 state budget during the 2027 legislative session, but the process of crafting the budget has already begun. The decisions that legislators make regarding the budget will shape the […]
Testimony to the Legislative Budget Board on the Texas Indigent Defense Commission Texas should fully fund TIDC’s Exceptional Item #2 to support the Family Protection Program and add a budget rider to prioritize grants for […]

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