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Nearly 306,000 Texas children could lose child care as federal funds expire

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This weekend, Texas will fall off a "child care cliff" when pandemic-era federal relief funding for the industry runs out.
Driving the news: Without intervention, nearly 306,000 Texas children are expected to lose child care β the highest total in the country, according to an analysis by the Century Foundation.