TX: Family/Father Issues
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
More than 1 million TX children disenrolled from Medicaid, CHIP
More than one million children in Texas no longer have health insurance through Medicaid, despite being eligible for coverage, according to a new …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Más de 1 millón de niños de TX dados de baja de Medicaid/CHIP
Más de un millón de niños en Texas ya no tienen seguro médico a través de Medicaid, a pesar de ser elegibles para la …
Concerns raised about migrant children's mental health
The future of Senate Bill 4 is still tangled in court challenges. It's the Texas law that would allow police to arrest people for illegally crossing …
PTA urges parents, caregivers to participate in 'Safer Internet Day'
Most adults know it is dangerous to provide personal information online but children may not, and today's "Safer Internet Day" is meant to raise …
How adopting children changed the lives of two Texas women
When a Texas woman began her six-year journey to adopt, she hoped to affect one child's life. Felicia Lewis, an adoptive parent, is now making a …
AARP: Texas Needs More Caregivers for Aging Population
One in five people across the United States is a full- or part-time caregiver, with those in Texas providing $41 billion in unpaid care each year…
New Texas Law Favors Parents in Child Abuse Investigations
Texas parents under investigation for child abuse by the state will be informed of their rights before their children are removed from the family's ho…
Report: Texas Ranks 44th in Nation for Child Well-Being
Child well-being in Texas is on the ropes, with a new study showing significant declines in third grade reading, eighth grade math proficiency and …
Ample Options Await Adoptive Parents in Texas
Adopting a child is a big, important decision, but there also are misperceptions about the complexity of the process - which might mean thousands of …
Study: Maternal Deaths Would Skyrocket with Nationwide Abortion Ban
Texas is home to one in 10 Americans of reproductive age, and mandated births due to the state's abortion ban will increase the number of maternal …
Child Sex-Trafficking Numbers Rise in Texas
Texas Rangers investigating reports of child sex trafficking at a shelter in Bastrop reported they did not find enough evidence to support the charges…
Legisladores de TX revisan Iniciativa para Ayudar a Trabajadores a Ahorrar para el Retiro
AUSTIN, Texas -- Para los habitantes de Texas, la pandemia empeoró las posibilidades de ahorro; pero una iniciativa de ley presentada a la …