TX: Poverty Issues
TX nonprofits address health disparities in Latino community
Nonprofits across Texas are coming together to address disparities in health care for the Latinx community. A report by the Commonwealth Fund shows …
Central Texas nonprofit addresses health inequities for new moms
A program in Georgetown, in Williamson County, is working to improve health outcomes for low-income residents by helping them gain access to …
TX educators prepare for upcoming legislative session
Texas educators spent the summer in meetings and workshops devising a playbook for the upcoming Texas legislative session. The Educator's Bill of …
Climate activists along TX coast want LNG ban
Climate and environmental activists along the Texas Coast are celebrating after receiving favorable news from an insurance company covering liquefied …
National Health Center Week shows community clinics' challenges
This is National Health Center Week, and medical groups point to the growing demand for affordable healthcare services at a time when over 100 …
National Park Service to preserve painful history in Texas
A schoolhouse in far West Texas has been designated as a unit of the U.S. National Park System. The Blackwell School is a former de facto segregated …
Retired TX geoscientist uses talent to connect rural community to the web
By Kristi Eaton for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…
Texas remains near bottom in kids well-being
Texas is near the bottom in this year's annual Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book, which studies trends in child well-being. The report …
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in TX face health disparities
Almost half of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who live in Texas are skipping routine healthcare because of cost, according to a survey by …
Child care centers along the TX coast prep for hurricane season
The advocacy group Save the Children is working with child care providers along the Texas coast ahead of the upcoming hurricane season. The …
Report: Grocery prices unnecessarily inflated during pandemic
Americans got a bit of a reprieve last month, as food and auto prices dipped for the first time in 90 days. As Texas households continue to deal …
Report: Texas tops nation in food insecurity
Texas leads the nation in food insecurity. According to the latest "Map the Meal Gap" study, from Feeding America, nearly 5 million people in the …