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Kids Count report: Texas children still lagging
Texas has become home for one of every six new children added to the poverty rolls, and the state continues to have the highest rate of uninsured children, according to a new “Kids Count” report...
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Report finds 27% of Texas children at risk of going hungry
Children continue to struggle with hunger in every Texas county, according to a new study released Monday by Feeding America. More than one in four Texas children (27.1 percent) stood at risk of going...
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Rep. Aycock outlines changes to state high school testing
Fewer tests and more attention to putting students on the right career track are needed in Texas classrooms, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee said Thursday. Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock,...
View ArticleBill would screen welfare applicants for drug use
Families applying for federal assistance could be required to take a drug test under legislation introduced in the House Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday. The bills apply to applicants for...
View ArticleBill would establish more oversight for school discipline
For six years a massive study on school discipline followed every Texas student who started seventh grade in 2000 through 2002 and bill that passed the Senate Tuesday was written to address its key...
View ArticleHome day cares could face tougher background checks
It will be tougher for day care owners to hide a criminal past when applying for a state license and would free up state workers to focus on the most troubled day cares under a bill that passed the...
View ArticleUnanimous Senate vote to support drug testing welfare applicants
Texas could become the next state to approve drug testing some applicants for state assistance if a measure finds unanimous support in the House as it did in a Senate vote Wednesday. Senate Bill 11 is...
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