{"id":225558,"date":"2026-04-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?p=225558"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:00:00","slug":"tyler-texas-infants-at-work-parental-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/02\/tyler-texas-infants-at-work-parental-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler city employees are bringing their newborns to work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/newsletters\/the-yall\/?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=in-article-cta&amp;utm_campaign=inline-article-CTA-yall&amp;utm_term=inline-CTA-yall\">Subscribe to The Y\u2019all<\/a> \u2014 a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_wQ0gGSLlGLP?ui_cover_art=false&amp;ui_title_intro=Listen+to+this+article&amp;ui_title_icon=headphones&amp;client=wp&amp;client_version=3.0.3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><style>.wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed { margin: 0 !important; }<\/style><div class=\"everlit-disclaimer\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><div style=\"margin-top: -0.5rem;font-size: 0.7rem;color: #4a4a4a;font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\/#ai-policy\">AI policy<\/a>, and give us <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appFeleeKVUN0Iytx\/pagPG40gbkU0EfjIr\/form\">feedback<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>TYLER \u2014 More than a dozen infants have \u201cretired\u201d from Tyler city government since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The infants\u2019 contributions to the city are celebrated with a retirement party and special recognition from the mayor and city council when they leave. Many return in the months or years that follow to visit their favorite coworkers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city established the program \u201cInfants at Work\u201d in 2021 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/02\/tyler-texas-families-growth-economic-development-support\/\">a time when the leaders were implementing new strategies to support local families.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City employees who become new parents are allowed to bring their newborns to work for six to nine months. The goal is to help new parents, but especially new mothers, navigate those first few months of a child\u2019s life without sacrificing their careers, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoftyler.org\/Home\/Components\/StaffDirectory\/StaffDirectory\/1041\/22?alpha=M&amp;sortn=SName\">Regina Moss<\/a>, the director of organizational development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group inline-related-story\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-2 is-uncropped \" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"225558\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Related Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"225684\" class=\"tag-well-b-homepage category-health-care category-politics category-state-government type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/06\/texas-food-truck-statewide-licensing-fee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Texas to launch a statewide food truck permit on July 1\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?w=2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"225700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/20260312-eloisas-food-truck-bt-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"6.3\",\"credit\":\"for the Texas Tribune\",\"camera\":\"NIKON Z 5\",\"caption\":\"Owner Eloisa Schessler outside of her food truck, Eloisa\\u2019s Kitchen, located at Klyde Warren Park near downtown Dallas, on March 12, 2026. HB 2844 requires for the entire state of Texas to adhere to the same food truck safety requirements and policies. This would allow for all trucks to follow the same rules, regardless of the different counties and cities that they are in. It would be easier for the people who own the food trucks, but it would force the cities, and counties to lose money.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1773345984\",\"copyright\":\"BEN TORRES PHOTOGRAPHY 2026\",\"focal_length\":\"20\",\"iso\":\"160\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.005\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"20260312 Eloisas Food Truck BT 18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eloisa Schessler outside of her food truck, Eloisa\u2019s Kitchen, located at Klyde Warren Park near downtown Dallas, on March 12, 2026. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260312-Eloisas-Food-Truck-BT-18.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/06\/texas-food-truck-statewide-licensing-fee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Texas to launch a statewide food truck permit on July 1<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-06T05:00:00-05:00\">April 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It also provides an alternative to a formalized maternity leave program, which Moss said the city cannot afford. Most expecting mothers save up their paid time off to use as maternity leave, or they may rely upon the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is unpaid leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to give them the tools so that they don\u2019t feel like they have to sacrifice their career or their family,\u201d Moss said. \u201cWe want to see how we can integrate them and support them through the process of starting a family or adding to their family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"225604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/02\/tyler-texas-infants-at-work-parental-leave\/attachment\/225604\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tr\",\"camera\":\"X-H2S\",\"caption\":\"City of Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, visit with her coworkers Eddie Marshall and Arturo Martinez at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Friday November 21, 2025.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1763762006\",\"copyright\":\"MICHAEL CAVAZOS\",\"focal_length\":\"20.6\",\"iso\":\"1600\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.01\",\"title\":\"***\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;City of Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, visit with her coworkers Eddie Marshall and Arturo Martinez at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Friday Nov. 21, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?w=2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-31.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children, Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, visit with her coworkers, Eddie Marshall and Arturo Martinez, at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Nov. 21, 2025. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first year in a child\u2019s life is difficult and crucial. Parents are building a foundation of trust with their child while also establishing routines and skills that will carry the child into toddlerhood. Many moms try to establish breastfeeding, which can be complicated and difficult especially when work schedules get in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. is far behind its counterparts across the world in establishing government-mandated paid leave, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2019\/12\/16\/u-s-lacks-mandated-paid-parental-leave\/\">Pew Research Center<\/a> in 2019. Countries like Estonia, Japan, Germany, Croatia, Chile and more have more than 20 weeks of government-mandated parental leave. The U.S. does not require any leave at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"225596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/02\/tyler-texas-infants-at-work-parental-leave\/attachment\/225596\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5.6\",\"credit\":\"Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune\",\"camera\":\"X-H2S\",\"caption\":\"City of Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, in her office at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Friday November 21, 2025.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1763761337\",\"copyright\":\"MICHAEL CAVAZOS\",\"focal_length\":\"29.2\",\"iso\":\"400\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.02\",\"title\":\"***\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;City of Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, in her office at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Nov. 21, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"City of Tyler employee Teresa Tudor and her children Cecilia Tudor, 4, and Natalia Hurtado, 8 months, in her office at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Nov. 21, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-225596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?w=2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251121-Tyler-Infant-Care-MC-22.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tudor and her children in her office at the Tyler Water Utilities service center on Nov. 21, 2025. <span class=\"image-credit\">Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some states, such as California, New Jersey and New York have mandated paid leave. But Texas has not adopted a similar expectation. In 2023 a type of leave was created in Texas that allowed businesses to pay into it like they would for an insurance program, but it is completely voluntary and going unused, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/politics\/texas\/article\/texas-paid-family-leave-20023443.php\">Houston Chronicle.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moss recognized that strict work schedules, a lack of support, unaffordable child care, low pay and burnout have contributed to women leaving the workforce after giving birth. In fact, in 2024, these issues led nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carolinefairchild\/2026\/03\/27\/the-workforce-crisis-no-one-is-calling-a-workforce-crisis\/\">half a million women<\/a> to leave the workforce across the country, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.catalyst.org\/4e7bccae-5ada-4550-a11a-b3e0018aa06b_article-pdf_en-us_about-newsroom-2026-caregiving-pressures-women-workforce_Originalfile.pdf\">2026 Catalyst Survey.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program meant the world to Samantha Gary, who had two children \u201cretire\u201d from Infants at Work and go on successfully into child care. She had reservations about sending her newborns into a child care setting, especially because of the cost and availability, and the potential impact on her ability to breastfeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the months leading up to giving birth to Lucca, Gary\u2019s son, now 3, the city made a clean and comfortable place for her to breastfeed during the day. 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She is a liaison between the city, contractors and the Environmental Protection Agency. And while most of her days are spent in an office \u2014 at which one of her children could be found doing tummy time or napping in a pack-n-play \u2014 she often lugged them along on her trips into the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To qualify for the program, she had to have a role where it made sense to bring a baby in, and she had to have a team ready to step in and watch her child if she couldn\u2019t take them into a meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe baby really just becomes a part of the department,\u201d Moss said. \u201cThey have work grandmas and grandpas and uncles that are delighted to have them around. It really improves morale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program won an award from <span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tml.org\/211\/2022-Texas-Municipal-Excellence-Award-Wi\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Texas<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tml.org\/211\/2022-Texas-Municipal-Excellence-Award-Wi\"> Municipal League<\/a>. And Moss said representatives of other cities have reached out, asking for advice on how to replicate it in their hometowns. That includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepampanews.com\/stories\/baby-on-board,35828\">Pampa<\/a>, which launched its program called \u201cBabies at Work\u201d in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclosure: Texas Municipal League has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune\u2019s journalism. 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