/tags/poverty Poverty en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 May 2025 10:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-05-16/austin-texas-guaranteed-income-legislature-bill Guaranteed income programs have become popular across the country. Austin began its own program in 2022. Fri, 16 May 2025 10:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-05-16/austin-texas-guaranteed-income-legislature-bill Audrey McGlinchy /texas/2022-09-22/women-in-texas-face-higher-poverty-rates-a-result-of-policy-choices-and-systemic-barriers 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. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 20:34:04 GMT /texas/2022-09-22/women-in-texas-face-higher-poverty-rates-a-result-of-policy-choices-and-systemic-barriers Christopher Connelly /texas/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-study-finds Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:54:56 GMT /texas/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-study-finds Rebekah Morr /crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one 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. Mon, 02 May 2022 12:52:43 GMT /crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one Christopher Connelly /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro Nathan Bernier /health/2021-11-05/texas-uninsured-working-poor-could-get-health-coverage-under-congress-latest-spending-plan 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. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:56:12 GMT /health/2021-11-05/texas-uninsured-working-poor-could-get-health-coverage-under-congress-latest-spending-plan Ashley Lopez /business/2021-03-04/news-investigation-indicates-redlining-may-be-alive-in-south-dallas 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. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:53:55 GMT /business/2021-03-04/news-investigation-indicates-redlining-may-be-alive-in-south-dallas Terri Langford /health/2019-10-01/theres-a-nearly-20-year-difference-in-life-expectancy-between-parts-of-west-and-east-austin There are vast differences when it comes to life expectancies between neighborhoods in Austin, according to new research from the Episcopal Health� Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:30:17 GMT /health/2019-10-01/theres-a-nearly-20-year-difference-in-life-expectancy-between-parts-of-west-and-east-austin Ashley Lopez /texas/2019-03-05/new-policy-recommendations-aim-to-reduce-child-poverty-by-half-within-10-years 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� Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:40:56 GMT /texas/2019-03-05/new-policy-recommendations-aim-to-reduce-child-poverty-by-half-within-10-years Rhonda Fanning, Michael Marks /texas/2018-11-15/new-report-indicates-one-in-five-texas-children-lives-in-poverty From Texas Standard:Texas often touts its record of economic growth, low unemployment rates and its success as a magnet for workers, but who's thinking� Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:16:05 GMT /texas/2018-11-15/new-report-indicates-one-in-five-texas-children-lives-in-poverty Alexandra Hart