Family

This month marks the start of a huge overhaul of the way the foster care system is run in Dallas and seven surrounding counties.

Mike Guinn, a housing coach for foster care youth preparing for adulthood, gave a moving testimony to the state house appropriations committee. He shared about his relationship with a former foster care kid.

A North Texas city will be home to the second Peppa Pig theme park in the United States.

The bill's author State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw (D-Houston) says she had very productive conversations with many of her Republican counterparts who verbally support the plan. Economists aren't so sure some will rally behind the plan.

Universal Parks and Resorts announced plans to build a theme park geared toward families with young children, in Frisco.

The building will serve as a safe haven for domestic abuse victims and includes a program to prevent re-offenders among those who get arrested for assaulting their partners.

Raymond Turner and Christina Sadberry had literally been passing each other in the hallways at Cook Children's. They met for the first time back in March when they found out they were more than just passing acquaintances. It turns out they were actually family.

The kids are doing typical camp activities but also receive listening and speech-language therapy from UT Dallas audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

With inflation being the highest in decades, on the minds of parents is dealing with rising prices and back-to-school shopping. That’s where the Texas Rangers Youth Academy and Buckner International stepped in.

With COVID-19 vaccines now available for children as young as 6 months old, leaders in Dallas and Tarrant counties are encouraging parents to get their children their first doses.