Little Thinkers of West Oaks, LLC
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77082
2933 Westhollow Dr, Houston, Texas 77082. (281) 578-6787.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 49 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 12 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
49 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 4, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Feb 18, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Feb 13, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Feb 13, 2025
9 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
49 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Several paint cans were observed inside of a play house on the outdoor play area..”
Oct 5, 2026: inspection13 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“The caregiver in the infant class does not have current SIDS training, Shaken Baby Syndrome training, and Early Brain Development training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Of the seven caregivers reviewed, one caregiver did not have CPR and First Aid training.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Six of the seven caregiver files reviewed contained online CPR training with no additional hands-on training.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Discard Single-Service Items
“Several unlabeled disposable juice bottles were observed in a bucket in the freezer. According to the caregiver, they are used to serve water to the children.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The outside play area contained a broken play structure, bolts were observed to be potruding from a piece of equipment, a small bike with no pedals, a broken basketball goal, a small car with no doors attached,a missing board on the fence, and spider webs on a climbing structure.”
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Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“Bleach and fabulosa were observed to be stored in a low cabinet that was accessible to children.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There was a vape cartridge and cigarette box located immediately outside the fence area that leads to the playground. Several paint cans were observed inside of a play house.”
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Children’s Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
“A baby rocker that has has been recalled since August 2022 was observed to be in the infant room.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“A slide was observed to have no surfacing in the use zone area.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Seven of seven staff files reviewed did not have current training in the following topics: (1)Emergency preparedness. (2)Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations (3)Administering medication. (4)Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction (5)Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic (6)Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“Several tubes of neosprin and pain relief cream were observed to be expired between 2019-2024.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Five out of 10 children records reviewed didnot have a health statement.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Four out of seven staff files reviewed did not contain a pre-employment affidavit. Five out of seven staff files reviewed did not contain education documents. Two out of seven staff files reviewed had no selection of pre-service or exemption from pre-service status.”
Oct 14, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“First aid and CPR training was missing on file for one staff. This was corrected during inspection.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“There was no health statement on file for one out of three files check.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Diploma was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Date of admission was missing on one one file out of four files checked. This was corrected during inspection.”
Feb 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation has not received their annual fire inspection. Last dated inspection was 12/26/2023.”
Feb 13, 2025: inspection12 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A 7yr old child was observed to be unservised in a kitchen/cafeteria area. The child was observed climbing on a sink to plug something into an outlet located behind the refrigerator.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An 11 month old infant was observed to be sleep in a ctib with a pacificer clipped to them. A 12 month old was observed to be sleeping with a stuffed animal.”
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“Upon arrival, an 11 month old was observed to be sleep with several toys in the cdrib. NOTE: The child was asleep for the duration of the inspection. The toys were observed in the crib for 15 mintues before being removed by the caregiver.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation has not received their annual fire inspection. Last dated inspection was 12/26/2023.”
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No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
“Multiple shelves were observed to be used to create a separate area for your youngest infants. The shelves blocked to only path to the door.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“6 infants between 8mo-11mo were observed with 1 caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 2.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“Crinbs in the infant room were not observed to have snug fitted sheets.”
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers. The caregiver wore a glove one one hand. The caregiver did not remove the glove after either diaper change and did not wash their hands in between the diaper changes.”
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Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant’s Hands
“A caregiver did not wash the hands of two infants after a diaper change.”
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“A group of children was observed to be watching Paw Patrol on tv. The show was not related to an activity.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“A group of 2yrs old was observed to be watching Frozen during nap time.”
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Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
“A 2yr old was observed to be sleeping with a training cup.”
Feb 2, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a caregiver did not intervene to keep one child from hitting another child.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a caregiver humiliated a child when a six-year-old child was not treated with respect due to being placed in a highchair for discipline.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a six-year-old child was placed in a highchair as a form of discipline.”
Jan 23, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employee that left your employment in 2023”
Nov 27, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Field Trips - Signed Permission
“Based on the investigation conducted by DFPS and the follow up conducted by Licensing representative nothing was posted to notify parent of the field trip to director’s home and the operation did not receive any signed permission from parents who went on this field trip.”
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Field Trips - Notification to Parents
“Notification of field trip was not posted in a prominent place were parents and others may view it. This notice must remain posted until all children on the field trip have returned to the daycare.”
Nov 12, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“There was no Emergency medical authorization on file for one out of four files checked.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Proof of education was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“Date of employment was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Notarized affidavit was missing on file for two out of four files checked.”
Dec 5, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Emergency medical authorization information was missing on file for one out of five files checked.”
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Required Admission Information - Release Information
“Release information was missing on one out of five files checked.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Director was missing first aid and Cpr training. She said she has it but could not find at the moment.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Three children seated at the highchair table did not have their safety straps on. This was corrected when director replaced all the safety straps for proper use and convinience.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“One child did not wash his hands after toileting. This was corrected when caregiver washed his hands.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A copy of immunization for one child was not on record.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Date of admission was missing on one out of five files checked. This was corrected during inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Three out of four staff files checked did not have any notarized affidavit. Two were corrected during inspection.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 13, 2022: inspection13 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“There is no acknowledgement that one caregiver received orientation or preservice training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“First and CPR training was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“I did not observe any transportation training for the director of this operation.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“I did not observe any current annual sanitation inspection. The one on file had expired since 8/13/2022.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“There was no documentation of monthly fire drill for the month of November, the last fire drill documented was in October and we are now in December.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver had two out of twenty four hours of annually training. This caregiver was hired 6/28/2021. Another caregiver hired 3/1/21 also did not have any training hours for the period of 3/1/2021 to 3/1/2022.”
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Liability Insurance Requirements - Have Coverage of at Least $300,000 For Each Occurrence of Negligence
“I did not observe any current liability insurance.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Four infant feeding sheet were not up dated.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Health statement was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Immunization record was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Physician information and Emergency medical authorization information was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”
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Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification
“One caregiver was missing photo identification on file.”
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Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center’s personnel policies
“One caregiver did not have the acknowledgement that she received any center policies on file.”
Jan 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“One of the classrooms was not observed to have adequate lighting during naptime. The number of children present could not be seen. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. A light in the hallway was turned on to provide more lighting in the classroom.”
Dec 21, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of a child being dragged by the arm by a caregiver.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Inspection | 13 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Inspection | 12 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 2, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Inspection | 13 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 26, 2017.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 100 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 49.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Love & Art Childcare Corp. | 12 |
| La Casita De Munecas | 1 |
| Little Thinkers of West Oaks, LLC This child care provider | 49 |
| Us Academy | 18 |
| Huong Thanh Lela | 0 |
| Tick Tots Around the Clock LLC | 11 |
| Living Word Academy | 47 |
| Early Discovery Montessori Academy | 9 |
| Al Hadi School | 4 |
| Cuc Vo | 2 |
| Angelique Harwell | 1 |
| Brainy Bees Childcare Center | 15 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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