More Information

• Texas Jobs Snapshot for 2012
• Testimony: Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
• New Texas Poverty and Uninsured Numbers Make the Path Forward Clear

• Texas at Work: Today and Tomorrow
• HB 804: The "Hard Work Equals Poverty" Bill
• Unemployment Insurance Legislation a Step in the Right Direction for Working Texans

The Texas Early Care and Education Crunch: Senate Bills 75 and 76 Help All Texans Access Child Care

Millions of Texas families have a hard time finding and paying for good child care. Two bills still pending before the Texas Legislature will help Texas parents go to work and help Texas children get ready for school. Senate Bill 75 will encourage the use of state and federal tax incentives for employers and workers. Senate Bill 76 will help Texas better coordinate its scarce early care and education resources and ensure that the state can provide more families with good early care and education.