$3,000 child tax credit: Here’s what parents need to know

The massive coronavirus relief bill slowly working its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise a child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty.

‘8 days was an eternity’: Mom reunites with newborn quadruplets after being separated during Texas storm

When the Lone Star State saw single-digit temperatures as a record-breaking winter storm froze pipes and knocked out electricity for millions, Bill and Starlyn would go eight days before seeing their babies.

Emergency SNAP benefits extended for March in Texas

The emergency March allotments are in addition to the more than $2.5 billion in benefits previously provided to Texans since April 2020.

NY father-to-be killed in gender reveal mishap

An upstate man was killed in an explosion during preparations for a gender reveal that went wrong.

Mom donates 8,000 ounces of breast milk during coronavirus pandemic

Katy Bannerman, a mom of two in North Carolina, donated more than 8,000 ounces of breast milk to help other moms who may be struggling with their supply or facing other breastfeeding issues.

Fauci hopes COVID-19 vaccination for children will happen by late spring, early summer

The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Friday that he hopes children will begin to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by late spring or early summer.

Austin postpones summer camp, aquatic programs due to COVID-19

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department has postponed their summer camp and aquatic programs due to the ongoing pandemic.

Arizona lawmaker proposes ‘homicide by abortion’ bill

The bill expands the definition of a “person” to include an unborn child in the womb “at any stage of development."

Austin family loses father, the sole provider, in DWI crash

Khairullah Danish had a wife and seven children who were rocked on the morning of Jan. 9 with tragic news: their dad was killed in a car crash.

Central Texas Food Bank holds distribution event in Kyle

For each distribution, a Kyle council member said, on average they are able to serve about 1000 families.

Parents could get up to $1,100 in stimulus money per child born in 2020

Parents who had one or more children born in 2020 could receive up to $1,100 in extra stimulus money per child, according to IRS guidelines.

IT'S A BOY: 1st baby born in 2021 at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has released a photo of the first baby, Paul Andres Casterlin Escobar, born at the hospital in 2021.