Feb 27, 2026 | Child Care, In the News
Travis County is looking to provide guaranteed child care availability for low-income families and expand child care options for families working during nontraditional hours. The $75 million Raising Travis County initiative—approved by voters in November 2024—is...
Oct 12, 2025 | Child Care, In the News
County commissioners have taken their biggest step yet towards getting families tangible access to child care following a voter-approved tax increase to fund sweeping investment in that sector last November. Of the $75 million approved last year, the county has...
Oct 9, 2025 | Child Care, In the News
Travis County commissioners approved an additional $21 million in contracts Oct. 7 to expand child care under the newly rebranded Raising Travis County initiative, formerly known as Travis County CARES.Less than a year after voters passed a countywide tax rate hike...
Oct 9, 2025 | Child Care, In the News
A thousand more kids in Travis County will have access to affordable child care as early as December thanks to a new set of contracts the Travis County Commissioners Court approved with Workforce Solutions. Go deeper.
Oct 7, 2025 | Child Care, In the News
After Travis County residents overwhelmingly voted ‘yes’ on a tax rate hike to help the county create more affordable child care, Travis County Commissioners approved two contracts to get that voter-approved taxpayer money out the door Tuesday. Go...
Oct 7, 2025 | Child Care, In the News
Travis County is launching a new child care program called Raising Travis County. On Tuesday, commissioners approved $21 million in funding to create another 1,000 child care scholarships for families. The money comes from a child care initiative voters approved last...
