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A new report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities reveals one in five Texas children are living at or below the poverty line. STORY: https://bit.ly/2DO3Rwm
In 2021, as the economy reeled from the pandemic, a one-year expansion of the child tax credit led to a historic 46 percent decline in the child poverty rate.
Diana Maldonado, State Director, the Benefit Bank of Texas, talks about poverty and food insecurity in Texas. This video was part of the Texas Feeding Minds...
27 mar 2023 · An annual report on the status of Texas children and youth revealed that Texas now ranks 45th in overall child well-being and 20% of children in the state are living in poverty with Black and Hispanic children accounting for the highest rates.
12 wrz 2023 · The dramatic effect on child poverty has fueled debate over bringing back an expanded child tax credit, although it's been at a stalemate in Congress. Democrats are pushing it as part of...
8 sie 2022 · While child poverty has gone down in Texas (decreasing by 20% between 2012 and 2020), Texas continues to rank among the bottom half of all states (37th for child poverty). Racial disparities also continue among children and their families due to systemic racism.
13 kwi 2016 · While a quarter of all Texas children live in poverty, that number rises to 33 percent for Hispanic children and 30 percent for African-Americans. The poverty rate for white children is just 11 percent. The racial and ethnic disparities between young Texans have a lot to do with where families live.
