{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Sweet Tea Series ","title":"How Can Texas Help Families Flourish?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1817,"description":"How can Texas strengthen families and help them achieve long-term self-sufficiency?\nIn this episode of The Sweet Tea Series, Ariana Guajardo sits down with Hannah Bruck, campaign director for the Family Success Project at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, to discuss policy solutions that could support Texas families during the 90th Legislative Session.\nThey dive into how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was designed to provide short-term support, encourage work, reduce long-term dependency, and strengthen two-parent households. They also discuss child support from conception, paternal responsibility, and why strong families are essential to the future of Texas.\nTopics covered include:\n• The original purpose of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families\n• How two-parent households benefit children and parents\n• Educational and economic outcomes associated with family stability\n• Using TANF funds for fatherhood, marriage, and family-support programs\n• Improving coordination and transparency across Texas agencies\n• Putting unused TANF funds toward measurable, family-centered programs\n• Encouraging paternal responsibility from conception\n• The importance of intentionality and excellence in marriage and parenting\n• Family policy priorities for the 90th Texas Legislative Session\nThe Texas Public Policy Foundation’s mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach.\nFunded by thousands of individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence the outcomes of its research.\nThe public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.\nWebsite: https://texaspolicy.com\nX: https://twitter.com/tppf...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ckzn-OfT00l4LOgJIkT0mHzz-HhFpPyarCr0m4GZ8FY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZDEx/N2M4YTg3ZmE3YmNk/NTFlOWRlNmUxNjVm/YTVlZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}