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Texas School Readiness Dashboard — Now Updated!
Apr 24, 2024
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Texas School Readiness Dashboard — Now Updated!
Apr 24, 2024
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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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Apr 24, 2024
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Senate Interim Charges Put Key Children’s Issues on the Agenda
Apr 11, 2024
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Senate Interim Charges Put Key Children’s Issues on the Agenda
Apr 11, 2024
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Child care, health coverage, family preservation, and other children’s issues are included in the Senate interim charges.

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Apr 11, 2024
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Feds Approve Texas Plan to Implement 12-Month Postpartum Coverage for Moms
Jan 17, 2024
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Feds Approve Texas Plan to Implement 12-Month Postpartum Coverage for Moms
Jan 17, 2024
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This is a fantastic step forward to support healthy moms and babies.

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Jan 17, 2024
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State Wrapping Up Removal Of Texans From Medicaid, But New Data Show Persistent Roadblocks For Texas Families
Dec 14, 2023
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State Wrapping Up Removal Of Texans From Medicaid, But New Data Show Persistent Roadblocks For Texas Families
Dec 14, 2023
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Delays in processing Medicaid applications are a top concern heading into the new year.

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Dec 14, 2023
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New Data Show Serious Problems with TX Medicaid Removals
Jul 17, 2023
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New Data Show Serious Problems with TX Medicaid Removals
Jul 17, 2023
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81 percent of disenrollments were due to procedural denials.

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Jul 17, 2023
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Governor Signs HB 12 to Extend TX Moms' Postpartum Health Coverage to 12 Months
Jun 15, 2023
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Governor Signs HB 12 to Extend TX Moms' Postpartum Health Coverage to 12 Months
Jun 15, 2023
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41 other states have implemented 12-month coverage or are working on implementing it.

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Jun 15, 2023
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Legislature Passes HB 12 to Support Healthy Moms
May 28, 2023
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Legislature Passes HB 12 to Support Healthy Moms
May 28, 2023
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Texas can request fast-track federal approval to offer 12 months of health coverage after pregnancy.

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May 28, 2023
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Nearly 200 TX Business Leaders Urge State Leaders to Support Child Care
Feb 13, 2023
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Nearly 200 TX Business Leaders Urge State Leaders to Support Child Care
Feb 13, 2023
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Letter to Governor and Legislature Calls for Action on Child Care.

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Feb 13, 2023
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New Dashboard Highlights School Readiness Challenges and Opportunities Facing Texas
Nov 30, 2022
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New Dashboard Highlights School Readiness Challenges and Opportunities Facing Texas
Nov 30, 2022
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Announcing the Texas School Readiness Dashboard

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Nov 30, 2022
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Report Ordered by Legislature Outlines Foster Care Facilities Reform Package
Oct 18, 2022
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Report Ordered by Legislature Outlines Foster Care Facilities Reform Package
Oct 18, 2022
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The foster care facilities reform package should be a priority next session.

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Oct 18, 2022
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Statement on Texas’ Maternal Health Coverage Waiver
Aug 5, 2022
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Statement on Texas’ Maternal Health Coverage Waiver
Aug 5, 2022
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The federal government reportedly will not approve the Texas waiver.

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Aug 5, 2022
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Advocates Applaud State’s Response to Expert Panel Recommendations on Foster Care
Feb 14, 2022
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Advocates Applaud State’s Response to Expert Panel Recommendations on Foster Care
Feb 14, 2022
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We urge state leaders to swiftly implement these recommendations to make sure Texas kids aren’t stuck living in a CPS office, a motel, a dangerous unlicensed home, or a foster care facility hundreds of miles away in another state

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Feb 14, 2022
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Report Shows Persistent Challenge of Teen Pregnancy in Texas Foster Care
Feb 10, 2022
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Report Shows Persistent Challenge of Teen Pregnancy in Texas Foster Care
Feb 10, 2022
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Following the release of the state report, advocates are urging the Legislature to take action

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Feb 10, 2022
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Over 50 TX Groups Urge Congress to Back Kids’ and Moms’ Health in Budget Bill
Oct 26, 2021
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Over 50 TX Groups Urge Congress to Back Kids’ and Moms’ Health in Budget Bill
Oct 26, 2021
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We're calling for 12-month continuous health coverage for kids and 12-month postpartum coverage for moms.

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Oct 26, 2021
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Texans Applaud US House Proposal to Close Health Coverage Gap in States that Rejected Medicaid Expansion
Sep 13, 2021
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Texans Applaud US House Proposal to Close Health Coverage Gap in States that Rejected Medicaid Expansion
Sep 13, 2021
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The groups called for Congress to quickly pass the plan in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill.

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Sep 13, 2021
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