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We drive policy change to improve the lives of Texas children today for a stronger Texas tomorrow.

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How Are Kids' Services Funded in First Drafts of the State Budget?

We appreciate that Texas Senate and House leaders crafted their initial budget proposals in a way that mostly recognizes that during the pandemic Texans need legislators to fully fund education, health care, and other services.

Yet there are still significant areas of concern, including inadequate funding for addressing student learning loss during the pandemic, student mental health, child abuse investigations under MedCARES, enrollment service for Medicaid and other programs, and Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) for infants and toddlers with disabilities.

Read more state budget takeaways — or watch our recent budget webinar — here on our blog. ([link removed])

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Hear What Our Policy Experts are Working on This Legislative Session

Got two minutes to get reacquainted with our team and our goals for the session?

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Help Us Find a Development Director!

We're looking for a Development Director to join our team.

Spread the word and help us build an organization that reflects the diversity of the population we serve!

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We Launched the Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative!

Did you see the new Policy Roadmap ([link removed]) we created with our partners with recommendations to state policymakers, schools, child care programs, and others for supporting young English Learners in Texas?

Thank you to our partners at Philanthropy Advocates, who commissioned this research!

Read more on the new website we created, bilingualtexas.org ([link removed]).

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Texas Children's Policy Roundup

Our op-ed: Legislature Must Help Texas Kids Recover from the Pandemic ([link removed])

Our policy brief: Addressing Learning Loss by Supporting Student Mental Health in School Settings ([link removed])

Our testimony to MACPAC: Now Is the Time For Broad and Bold Action on Postpartum Health Coverage ([link removed])

Our team in the news: Almost a Third of Young Texas Students are English Learners: COVID-19 is Putting Them Behind ([link removed])

Our team in the news: Child Care Providers Hope to be Prioritized for Vaccine in Texas ([link removed])

Other voices:

Rep. Lyle Larson: Refusing to Expand Medicaid is a Bad Business Decision ([link removed])

TexProtects: The Impact of COVID-19 on Home Visiting Programs in Texas ([link removed])

Children At Risk: Early Childhood Education Advocacy Day on March 9th ([link removed])

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr: Who ([link removed])

Texas Tribune: Speaker Dade Phelan Shakes Up Texas House Leadership with New Chairs on Key Committees ([link removed])

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