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Any Baby Can of Southwest Texas expands Spanish services, encourages other do the same
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (312+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Any Baby Can of Southwest Texas, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the challenges and medical care that come with an autism or intellectual and developmental diagnosis, has expanded nearly all of its services to Spanish. Last year,…...
Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (900+ words) Moriah Balingit And Charlotte Kramon It all began after a viral video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis: strangers peering through windows, right-wing journalists showing up outside homes, influencers hurling false accusations. In San Diego, child care…...
TribCast: Did Texas quietly help with its child care crisis?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (252+ words) In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison and early learning advocate David Feigen about the shortage of affordable child care in Texas. TribCast: Did Texas quietly help with its child care crisis? In this…...
Texas hoped $100 million would help more families pay for child care. Here’s why it didn’t.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (753+ words) LUFKIN " Earlier this year, Texas made a major investment in its child care scholarship fund " $100 million, to be exact. That money, state lawmakers hoped, would provide an additional 10,000 scholarships to needy families and cut down the number of children waiting…...
Proposed Texas bill could lower interest rate for overdue child support payments
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (655+ words) A Bexar County state senator filed a bill that would lower the interest rate for overdue child support payments. SAN ANTONIO " A Bexar County state senator filed a bill that would lower the interest rate for overdue child support payments....
Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (50+ words) Florida Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, lifts her 7-month-old daughter Grace Melton into a chair on her desk as she starts her work day at the state Capitol, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in ... Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office,…...