The outlook for foster children in Texas is grim as the state struggles to manage budget insufficiencies and an influx in kids taken from their homes. For the second time since 2007-08, foster children have been forced to sleep in the offices of Child Protective Services, according to a piece by The Dallas Morning News […]

Lisen to the story: (Article by  Wade Goodwyn, republished from http://www.npr.org/2016/01/05/462059772/foundation-in-austin-texas-subsidizes-mental-health-care-for-musicians ) Transcript: AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A musician’s life can be difficult. Perhaps no place knows this better than the city of Austin, Texas. It’s where thousands of musicians have launched their careers. And for the last 20 years, the city’s community of artists has […]