Poverty

State lawmakers filed four bills to outlaw guaranteed income programs this legislative session. None of the bills made it to the governor’s desk.

Guaranteed income programs have become popular across the country. Austin began its own program in 2022.

With a state legislative session looming, the Texas Women’s Foundation has identified nearly two dozen policy changes that can help make the lives of women and girls better.

Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.

A new report finds that Texas courts use very different yardsticks to decide who’s poor enough to get a court-appointed lawyer. That patchwork often leaves people without the legal defense in a criminal trial that the Constitution promises.

The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership.

If passed, the Build Back Better bill would extend health plans to people living in Texas and the other 11 states that didn't expand Medicaid.

WFAA-TV investigation finds banks quick to finance builds of dense apartment complexes in high-crime areas but not as quick to offer home loans in the same neighborhoods.

There are vast differences when it comes to life expectancies between neighborhoods in Austin, according to new research from the Episcopal Health…

From Texas Standard:In the United States, over 10 million children live below the federal poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It's the…