Increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment state lawmakers ...

Texas has in recent years been at the forefront of the ongoing cultural and legal fight over transgender issues. On Monday the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said in a press ...

Carla Wright (center), toddler program teacher, helps 2-year-old Auri Johnson (right) with a sticker worksheet at Journeys Child Development Center in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Access to affordable child care is a growing concern as Texas’ booming economy gains 1,500 new people daily, yet families continue to struggle with over $10,000 a year in costs. That’s about 13% of ...

Texas A&M's Cashius Howell, Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez and Alabama's Kadyn Proctor joined Miss Texas USA Taylor Davis to ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened a children’s hospital with “consequences” after a doctor posted a viral TikTok telling patients they’re not legally obligated to tell a hospital their ...

Over the past four days, three Texas children have died after officials say they were left unattended in hot vehicles. On Tuesday, a 9-year-old girl died after she was left inside a vehicle in the ...

Houston pediatrician D. Maneesh Kumar talks with his young patient, Maya, who was born with a rare genetic disorder. Mayas family relies on Medicaid to cover the expensive treatment and care she needs ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into allegations that illegal sex-change procedures are being performed on minors at Texas Children’s Hospital. The probe follows news ...

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When Texas Children’s Hospital laid off nearly 1,000 employees in August, hospital officials gave assurances that rank-and-file workers would not be the only ones feeling the financial squeeze. About ...

A Texas doctor has been indicted for allegedly breaking federal law after he accessed patient records as part of an exposé into child transgender surgeries. In 2022, Texas Children’s Hospital in ...