Democrats are challenging an anti-abortion, pro-family, Texas legislature to adopt a statewide family leave policy that would give all new parents up to 12 weeks off from work for a birth or adoption.
PUBLISHED 3:08 PM CST Mar. 01, 2023AUSTIN, Texas —
Shaw said she chose a measure she knew her Republican colleagues could get behind, one that would align with family values and would provide more certainty for those wanting to start families. Most daycare settings refuse to take children younger than six weeks old. Workers who do have to leave their job to care for newborns lose an average of $3,000 in wages, Posson said. Every Texan estimates a parental leave program could provide benefits to 144,000 households each year.
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