State & Indigenous Profiles

Texas

Models implemented in Texas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, Play and Learning Strategies, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 113 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

172,744
home visits provided
including 33,366 virtual visits
17,150
families served
17,525
children served

Ethnicity

66% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

20% No high school diploma

Child Age

41% <1 year

31% 1-2 years

28% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

72% Public

20% Private

8% None

Primary Language

70% English

28% Spanish

2% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In Texas, there were 1,730,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,231,100 children.

2,231,100 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 2,231,100 children who could benefit —

1,730,700 families could benefit from home visiting

Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Texas who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 19%
  • Single mother 22%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 8%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
  • Low income 17%

Of the 1,730,700 families who could benefit —

47% of families met one or more priority criteria

16% of families met two or more priority criteria

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: EHS, Family Connects, HFA, HIPPY, NFP, PAT, and PFR. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • Low income is defined as family income below the federal poverty threshold. • Single mothers include single, never married mothers or pregnant women. • EHS data may be underreported. Data include EHS programs that provided home-based services only. EHS did not report home visits. Data for child insurance status were not included. • HFA data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included. • PFR reported children served, families served, total home visits, and virtual home visits only.