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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Jayme Lozano Carver

In the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit is fighting rural child care deserts

Mariza Licerio, Director of Happy Tribe Academy daycare, puts one of her daycare kids in a seat to eat lunch Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Friona.
Mariza Licerio, director of Happy Tribe Academy, puts one of her daycare kids in a seat to eat lunch Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Friona. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

FRIONA — The economy in this Panhandle town of about 4,100 people has long rested on the backs of its working-class residents, who for decades have dutifully filled the ranks at meatpacking facilities, school buildings and other vital businesses.

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