Texas should not allow 11 2-year-olds with one teacher
Austin American Statesman
Summerville, C.
09/13/2021
2 doc(s)
Child care; Class size
Want more Texans back at work? Help them get child care
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
05/23/2021
2 doc(s)
Child care; Low-income families; Workforce
Proposal cuts $130 million from Texas health agency to ease coronavirus-battered budget
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
07/10/2020
4 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Sarah; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Human services; Patrick, Dan; State agency budgets; State budget shortages
From new laws to policy tweaks, Statesman stories resulted in reforms in 2019
Austin American Statesman
Bridges, J.
01/02/2020
4 TX bill(s) 9 doc(s)
Child care; Energy assistance programs; Heat-related illnesses; House Interim Study Committee on Aggregate Production Operations; Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of; Migrant agricultural labor; Mining; Quarries
Good journalism helped spark daycare reform
Amarillo Globe-News
Editorial
05/28/2019
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child care; Journalism; Quality of care; Watson, Kirk
Texas Legislature approves sweeping child care safety reforms
Austin American Statesman
Walsh, S.
05/23/2019
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child care; Huffman, Joan; Journalism; Quality of care; Raney, John; Watson, Kirk; Zaffirini, Judith
New Light On Old Cases
Austin American Statesman
Ball, A.
04/21/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child care; Child safety; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Quality of care
Texas day care safety bill by Sen. Joan Huffman headed to House
Austin American Statesman
Walsh, S.
04/05/2019
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child care; Child safety; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Huffman, Joan; Hughes, Bryan
Troubled North Texas child care loses license
Austin American Statesman
Whiteley, J.
04/01/2019
1 doc(s)
Child care; Child safety
After Statesman investigation, Texas lawmakers push for child care safety improvements
Austin American Statesman
Walsh, S.
03/20/2019
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child care; Child safety; Huffman, Joan; Watson, Kirk
Child care camera bill by Rep. Ana Hernandez draws backers, foes
Austin American Statesman
Ball, A.
03/13/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child care; Child safety; Hernandez, Ana; Video cameras and recordings; Watson, Kirk
DFPS releases 1K pages of child death records to settle Statesman lawsuit
Austin American Statesman
Walsh, S.
02/26/2019
5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child care; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Hernandez, Ana; Huffman, Joan; Legal settlements; Open records requests and decisions; Watson, Kirk
Child care fixes must bring stronger rules and more funding
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
02/10/2019
5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child care; Child safety; Huffman, Joan; Watson, Kirk
Statesman investigation spurs lawmakers to file 11 bills on child care safety
Austin American Statesman
Ball, A.
02/08/2019
9 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child care; Guerra, R.D. 'Bobby'; Hernandez, Ana; Huffman, Joan; Quality of care; Raney, John; Watson, Kirk; White, James; Zaffirini, Judith