Opinion: Now Is Not the Time to Loosen Child Labor Regulations – Especially in Dangerous Industries

Child labor laws are trending in the wrong direction and we are putting children's health and development at risk. Now is the time to advocate for legislative changes at the state and national levels.

"...society should be given to the most vulnerable members. Children working in the agriculture sector certainly fit that definition,..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Hope Ferdowsian

Council: Child Care “Scandal” Highlights City’s Own Failures

CMs also mull fate of APL’s Recycled Reads

"...mom who obviously knows her way around the city's employment rules, noted that nothing in code prevents parents from..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

East Austin Crescent Sees Spike in Child Abuse

Abuse in Austin / Travis County follows an "East Austin Crescent" pattern that directly corresponds with several risk factors

"...Child abuse is on the rise in Travis County, according..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Acevedo Fires Officer in Connection With Off-Duty Employment Incident

Second APD officer fired this week

"...enough to see the "face of a small Asian child" on the screen before the phone powered off. Williams..."

Oct. 3, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...possible with her son, Parker. The Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center, run by the Hyde Park Baptist Church,..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Common Law

Kids working for parent’s business

"...Is he allowed to work that much? Aren't there child labor laws that should have that kid in school..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Barracuda

Austin vibes meet darker skies

"...Central Texas country musician she barely knew as a child, and raised by a single mother in Brighton, England,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Safe Passage

"...has spent her entire adult life tending to her children's needs (“I was 35 years old before I could..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Opinion: Affordable Childcare Now – A Community Call to Action for Travis County

Dr. Libby Doggett makes the case for Travis County CARES, a November ballot measure that would provide high quality, affordable child care and afterschool programs for working families

"...a lasting impact on the lives of our youngest children and their families with effects felt both immediately and..."

June 28, 2024 Column by Libby Doggett

The Common Law

Child custody & COVID-19

"...and any associated governmental regulations will not impact existing child custody and possession orders...."

July 3, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

My daughter just turned 14 over the summer, and she keeps talking about getting a job. I thought you had to be at least 16 before you could work legally. Can she really work at only 14?

"...work with school and other teenage activities, there are child labor laws that restrict how many hours they can..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Luke Ellis

How Much Do Texas' Kids Count?

State ranks 44th in child well-being

"...Texas ranks 44th among states in overall children's health and well-being, the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports..."

July 25, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Wish List: Bus Passes for Families

Austin Voices helps kids get to and from school

"...necessities such as electricity and heat can hinder a child’s ability to focus or learn in school...."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Montinique Monroe

GOP Politics Only at State Water Board

Employee fired for emails about Shea campaign

"...the Texas Water Development Board after six years of employment, allegedly for violating the board’s “ethics policy” related to..."

Dec. 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

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"...individuality of students, was not available when my adult children were students. At least someone is making a concentrated..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Fonte's Inferno

ACC's New Pres Faces the Hot Issues in East Austin

"...moving to East Austin, like criminal justice, hospitality, and child development, seem targeted to the unschooled, unskilled, and poor,..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...preaching for limiting scientific information on evolution in our children's textbooks. I'm wondering if he even attended the [July..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

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Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...Board of Trustees and Comptroller Rylander desire to serve children in the optimal educational setting while making possible the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Lewis Conway’s Complex Candidacy

Eligibility questions, vague accusations plague Council candidate's early campaign

"...the DSA electoral committee dug up from Conway's 2009 child custody battle with an ex-girlfriend, found in the public..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Up and Down

Director Jan Hrebejk’s stylishly interwoven tales of modern-day Prague add up to a melancholy, comedic riff on what it means to be European these days.

"...a misplaced Gypsy infant. Through a circuitous route, the child ends up in the care of the barren Mila..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the deficit-reduction bill just passed by Congress means Abbott's child-support division will lose almost a third of its funding..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...Camp and School. Inside the Chevy Suburb­ans were Texas Child Protective Services caseworkers who'd come to take custody of..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beware of Failing Rock

An Austin Couple Says Their Insurer Let Them Down

"...Ronee retreated to antics expected from a much younger child -- weeping uncontrollably, screaming, and throwing tantrums. The elementary..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Playback: Austin Music Census

The Austin Music Census hits the fan. As does Tyler, the Creator!

"...all music-related means in 2013. Even factoring in supplementary employment, approximately 75% of local musicians fall below Austin's average..."

June 5, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...The Austin Independent School District has cleared another No Child Left Behind Act hurdle – by proving the quality..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature

Page Two: Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

The lessons of Florida beaches, anti-drug education, and chain gangs

"...military, with a surprising number of them boasting a child conceived almost as an antidote to retirement; usually this..."

May 9, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Bottom of the Budget Barrel

City Hall scraped to the bone; now it cuts into it.

"...budget moves consolidate and re-deploy staff in the HHS's youth-employment and child-care programs. While Futrell and HHS director David..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...system to hire adjuncts and the potential for abusive employment practices existed. Hiring and continued employment of adjuncts was..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...raise questions about Coleman's background -- relating to his employment history and the mysterious circumstances surrounding an indictment of..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Federal Money at Stake

"...Maternal & child health $0.6 billion..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature

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