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Family & Kids · Texas · October 22, 2026

By HeyHomees Newsroom · October 22, 2026

What we said on air

Austin’s child population has fallen by about nine percent, roughly seventeen thousand fewer kids under eighteen in the past five years.

Local News · Texas — Morning edition, October 22, 2026

Reported by KXAN Austin, October 22, 2026. Read the full story at KXAN Austin →

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