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pregnancy prevention

Foster Care in Texas Engenders Soaring Teen Pregnancy Rates

By Carole Levine | January 30, 2019

In the state of Texas, the rate of teen pregnancies of girls ages 13 to 17 in foster care is nearly five times that of their peers, according to a report from the nonprofit Texans Care for Children.

school district

Texas’s Government Needs a Civics Lesson: The Wresting of Local Control

By Martin Levine | January 9, 2019

If the federal government were to treat the state of Texas the way the state of Texas is treating the city of Houston, we suspect some Texans would be just a mite upset.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Texas May Lead the Way Back to More Segregated Housing

By Martin Levine | November 20, 2018

Federal policymakers are poised to make Texas, which passed a law stating that landlords cannot be prosecuted for denying apartments to people using housing vouchers, less of an outlier in its handling of the Section 8 program.

Disasters and Recovery

Media Coverage Contributes to Racial Disparity of Hurricane Impact

By Pam Bailey | October 26, 2018

A number of media initiatives across the country seek to change exclusionary patterns of coverage by encouraging more resident engagement with local media and elevating community voices and narratives so they can register clearly even in the midst of crisis.

women's health

Women’s Healthcare in Texas Is Heading toward Disaster—If It’s Not Already There

By Sheela Nimishakavi | October 24, 2018

After defunding Planned Parenthood and kicking it out of the women’s health program, the state of Texas has failed to provide a viable alternative, leaving nearly 2 million women without access to care.

services for children

Texas Addresses Child Welfare Worker Stressors

By Keenan Wellar | October 16, 2018

Wages and caseloads matter deeply to the quality of direct care, and that’s why nonprofits must advocate for policies that ensure worker fairness.

government grants

Nonprofit Dream Goes Awry: Dallas Habitat Chapter Stumbles

By Moshe Hecht | August 7, 2018

An effort by a Dallas-based Habitat for Humanity chapter to scale up goes awry, leading to reorganization. This story of bold nonprofit ambition is a real rollercoaster ride.

Nonprofit Management

Following the Founder is Not Always Easy

By Rob Meiksins | August 6, 2018

Depending on how the transition occurs, following a strong nonprofit founder can be a pretty bumpy ride.

sanctuary cities

Austin, Texas: If We Can’t Be a Sanctuary City, How about a Freedom City?

By Erin Rubin | July 11, 2018

Immigrant rights, workers’ rights, and other advocacy groups teamed up to make Austin the first “Freedom City” in Texas after the state legislature banned sanctuary cities.

Nonprofit Management

Texas Nonprofit That Raised Millions Launches Hotline to Reunite Families

By Ruth McCambridge | June 29, 2018

The volunteer-staffed National Families Together Hotline will work to find the parents of detained children, almost as a private investigator would, and then staff will help connect parents to free legal services.

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