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February 12, 2016: Texas Opens Door to Family Detention Child Care Licenses Under Lowered Standards

July 26, 2018 | Texas

2009 Greater Houston Partnership Report

On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Greater Houston Partnership convened a conference on the economic impact of high numbers of uninsured children on the Texas economy. Two hundred high level business leaders were in attendance. Speakers included Houston Mayor Bill White, Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst and United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, in addition to three in-depth panels on who are the uninsured, why the uninsured are a problem for the Texas economy and recommendations to reduce the number of uninsured children and strengthen the Texas economy.

January 15, 2016: Texas Has Highest Number of Uninsured Hispanic Children of Any State

July 26, 2018 | Texas

2007 In Harm's Way: True Stories of Uninsured Texas Children

This informative report shares the stories of a sampling of uninsured Texas children and how access to affordable health care coverage literally saved their lives. It also explains the CHIP and Children's Medicaid system and how the implementation and support of these programs could save Texas taxpayers a fortune.

January 15, 2016: Statements from Marian Wright Edelman, President of Children’s Defense Fund; Lan Bentsen, Co-Chair of Children’s Defense Fund Board of Directors; and Patrick Bresette, Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Texas

July 26, 2018 | Texas

In Harm's Way: True Stories of Uninsured Texas Children

A hard, quantitative look at how we can provide affordable health coverage for every Texas child right now.

2017 Analysis of Rio Grande Valley Participation in the Texas High-Quality Pre-K HB 4 Grant Program

In 2015, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 4, with the goal of establishing a Pre-K grant program. The funding was then distributed to eligible school districts in the summer and fall of 2016. Districts receiving the funding demonstrated their ability to meet quality standards related to curriculum, teacher qualifications, progress monitoring, and family engagement. In partnership with Texans Care for Children and the Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium (TEGAC), Children’s Defense Fund–Texas gathered information from school districts in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas in order to explore their demand for and experience with the HB 4 High Quality Pre-K Grant.

2015 Child Poverty in Texas

Poverty data released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal 14.5 million children in the United States lived in poverty in 2015. Texas had the second largest number of poor children in the nation, after California. The data contained in this report are based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s official poverty measure.

2013 Children in the States -- Texas Report

Extensive data on children in Texas, including rates of poverty and abuse and educational statistics.

September 13, 2016: National Child Poverty Rate Drops; Still Higher Than 2007: Small Relief for Black Children

July 26, 2018 | Texas