/tags/center-for-public-policy-priorities Center for Public Policy Priorities en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:12:20 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-10/new-report-connects-income-and-racial-segregation-in-dallas-county A new study by the Communities Foundation of Texas and the left-leaning Center For Public Policy Priorities evaluated education, employment, debt, housing… Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:12:20 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-10/new-report-connects-income-and-racial-segregation-in-dallas-county Courtney Collins /2016-04-26/texas-report-highlights-child-poverty-racial-inequality A report released earlier this month reveals some uncomfortable truths about child poverty in Texas. For example while 1 in 4 Texas kids live in poverty—… Tue, 26 Apr 2016 21:12:56 GMT /2016-04-26/texas-report-highlights-child-poverty-racial-inequality Courtney Collins /2016-04-13/how-child-poverty-in-texas-changes-when-you-consider-race A new report looks at poverty through the lens of race and equal opportunity. The State of Texas Children, released Wednesday, shows one in four Texas… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:22:21 GMT /2016-04-13/how-child-poverty-in-texas-changes-when-you-consider-race Courtney Collins /business/2015-04-08/texas-advocacy-group-calls-for-minimum-wage-hike-to-10-10-an-hour Half a dozen bills designed to raise the state’s minimum wage are working their way through a Texas House committee. Currently, Texas pays at the federal… Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:43:13 GMT /business/2015-04-08/texas-advocacy-group-calls-for-minimum-wage-hike-to-10-10-an-hour Courtney Collins /texas-news/2014-07-22/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-for-kids-survey-says An annual national report on children's well-being doesn’t have a lot of good news for Texas. The Kids Count study, released by the Annie E. Casey… Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:00:07 GMT /texas-news/2014-07-22/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-for-kids-survey-says Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom