child care

PediPlace, a Lewisville-based nonprofit pediatric clinic, plans to open its second school clinic sometime in January, the CEO said.

Lawyers for the ACLU of Texas said they believe the law is not only ill-defined but that it also infringes upon the right to freedom of expression.

Some local nonprofits just got a huge boost in grant funds from the city.

Advocates say better accounting of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the state’s care and better access to translators is needed.

Fixing the broken child care industry will require a significant increase in public funding, according to Tarrant County leaders.

Fort Worth mother Amanda Schulte Tacke’s $1,200 budget wasn’t enough for high-quality child care.

Federal pandemic relief to hard-hit day care operators is drying up, forcing some providers to close.

Nineteen teens in Fort Worth have died by gun violence since January 2022. From 1999 to 2020 Tarrant County has averaged 18 shooting deaths of teens per year, according to the CDC. The highest number was in 2020, at 47. The numbers led United Way, the city and county to ask what can be done to slow this trend toward violence.

The case pitted prospective adoptive parents and Texas against the act, a federal law aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their tribes.

The Texas Legislature passed a measure this year that prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for transgender people under 18.

Authorities say 47-year-old Michael Stephens, superintendent of Itasca ISD, wanted to come to Houston and engage in sexual acts with someone who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.