Child Welfare

Signage on the exterior of a building reads "Texas Department of Family and Protective Services" below the State of Texas seal
August 5, 2024

Conservative AGs hope to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v Board of Education with Texas case

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August 2, 2024

South Dallas summer camp tackles food gap with free meals

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June 13, 2024

Texas wants federal judge off its long-lived foster care case

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April 23, 2024

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

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April 17, 2024

Appeals court blocks $100,000-a-day fine against Texas in foster care case

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January 30, 2024

Texas foster care system placement crisis indicative of deeper reform issues

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Photo of a Department of Family and Protective Services children without placement home in Belton visited by court-appointed monitors checking on the living conditions of children in the care of the state. Graffiti on the home reads "murder side" and "blood gang."
January 23, 2024

Facing pressure from judge, Texas reassigns workers to care for foster kids in unlicensed homes

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January 17, 2024

Texas spent over $250 million housing foster kids in ‘dangerous,’ unregulated places

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Exterior signage on a building shows the state seal of Texas above "Texas Department of Family and Protective Services"
December 5, 2023

Texas judge considering holding the state in contempt over foster care – again

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September 27, 2023

One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels

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September 18, 2023

New research paints dire mental health picture of Texas youth

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September 14, 2023

New law looks to improve effectiveness of AMBER Alerts in Texas

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An outdoor building sign says "Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services" above "Texas Department of Family & Protective Services"
August 23, 2023

For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma

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August 23, 2023

Audio transcript: Neelam Bohra of the Texas Tribune on deaf children in Texas foster care

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August 18, 2023

Texas has a new head of Child Protective Investigations at beleaguered DFPS

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August 4, 2023

Unprecedented number of child care centers expected to shutter as pandemic relief funds end

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May 25, 2023

Texas will create new reporting and screening requirements for foster care workers

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May 2, 2023

Reported child abuse cases are decreasing in Lubbock. But some blame the trend on technicalities

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April 18, 2023

A Black Texas couple chose their midwife’s care over a hospital. Now their newborn is in foster care.

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April 5, 2023

New book digs deeper into tragedy of six children killed by their adoptive parents

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March 21, 2023

Texas ‘washing hands’ of runaway and missing foster kids

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November 22, 2022

Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas-backed case against Indian Child Welfare Act

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November 1, 2022

Executive at a Texas foster placement agency kept job despite sex abuse allegation

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October 31, 2022

Raped, abused and trafficked but no one to blame? How Texas failed Shawna Rogers.

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October 17, 2022

Compared to pre-pandemic levels, Texas’ childcare industry remains understaffed

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September 1, 2022

Investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse pushing state agency to ‘brink of collapse,’ staff warns

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July 15, 2022

Texas foster care ends its stewardship when some youth run away

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June 10, 2022

Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids

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June 7, 2022

Federal judge to seek contempt charges against Texas for child welfare failures

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April 27, 2022

Trans kids and their families are leaving Texas amid state efforts to charge parents with child abuse

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March 31, 2022

Judge orders federal investigation into alleged child porn production at Texas refuge for young sex trafficking victims

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March 31, 2022

Investigation: Texas public school students don’t have adequate mental health resources

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people lined up on the side of the road with signs in support of transgender people and with signs that have the pink blue and white stripes in support of transgender rights
March 25, 2022

CPS investigations in Rio Grande Valley chill political discourse about gender-affirming care

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March 22, 2022

Abuse allegations at Bastrop sex-trafficking shelter add new problem for Texas’ beleaguered child protective services

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March 7, 2022

US Supreme Court to take up Texas challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act       

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March 1, 2022

As Texas moves to treat gender-affirming care for trans kids as ‘child abuse,’ families and advocates worry about the future

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January 11, 2022

Expert panel recommends investment in mental health system to ease state foster care crisis

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December 17, 2021

Texas adoptees lose access to their original birth records. Getting them back is a challenge

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the outside of texas' family and protective services building in Austin
October 28, 2021

Texas creates panel to address beleaguered foster care system

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October 26, 2021

Professor says allegations of abuse are nothing new in Texas juvenile detention system

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students with backpacks walk past lockers in a school hallway
October 6, 2021

An effort to prevent teen dating violence through a ‘healthy relationship curriculum’

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A sign in front of a Texas Department of Health and Human Services building
September 15, 2021

Next Step For Texas’ Foster Care Mess: A Summit Among State Agencies And Plaintiffs

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An unidentified child looks at a blank computer tablet
September 15, 2021

The Pandemic Has Put More Kids At Risk Of Sex Trafficking, And Funding To Help Survivors Has Dwindled

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June 29, 2021

Fort Bliss Migrant Shelter Hires Away El Paso Child Care Workers, Aggravating Critical Shortage For Working Parents

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June 11, 2021

Tasing Reveals Police Role In Disciplining Youth At Migrant Shelters

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June 9, 2021

Feature: With The World In ‘Triage Mode,’ Who Will Care For India’s COVID Orphans?

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the outside of texas' family and protective services building in Austin
May 14, 2021

Texas Officials Knew Foster Children Were Illegally Placed In An Unsafe Shelter. It Didn’t End Until A Whistleblower Came Forward.

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the outside of texas' family and protective services building in Austin
May 10, 2021

New Report Shows Texas Foster Care System Still Falling Short

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March 23, 2021

As Foster Kids Continue Sleeping In State Offices, Providers Leave The System Citing Low Pay And Greater Scrutiny

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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
December 18, 2020

Soaring Number Of Texas Foster Children Sleeping In State Offices. Again.

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September 4, 2020

What You Need To Know About The Latest Court Hearing Over Texas Foster Care

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August 7, 2020

Pandemic Limits Some Kids And Parents In The CPS System To Video Visits

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July 17, 2020

Proposed $133 Million State Health Budget Cut Could Mean Less Oversight For Troubled Day Care, Foster Care Systems

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June 17, 2020

New Report Finds Texas’ Foster Care System Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk Of Serious Harm’

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May 8, 2020

Reports Of Child Abuse Plunge, But Advocates Fear Stay-At-Home Hides A Crush Of Cases

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February 11, 2020

Texas Asks US Supreme Court To End California Law Banning State-Funded Travel

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February 5, 2020

For The Growing Number Of Homeless Students, School Resources Can Be A Lifeline

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January 21, 2020

Without The Right Placements Available, More Texas Foster Kids Are Sleeping In State Offices

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December 18, 2019

Dallas Hospital Addresses A Need Often Overlooked In Women’s Health — Day Care

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December 6, 2019

For The First Time, More Children Are Leaving The Texas Foster Care System Than Entering It

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November 18, 2019

Texas’ Largest Archdiocese Seeks Exemption From Federal Anti-Discrimination Rule

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November 13, 2019

One Family’s Custody Battle Is Fueling A National Debate About Transgender Rights

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November 6, 2019

A Federal Judge Says Texas’ Conduct In Foster Care Case Has Been ‘Shameful’

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October 23, 2019

When Doctors Incorrectly Identify Abuse, Parents Risk Losing Their Kids

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October 10, 2019

A New State Commissioner Will Face Immediate Legal Conflict Over Texas Foster Care System

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July 30, 2019

Why Do Less Than 4% Of Former Foster Kids Have A College Degree In Texas?

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July 29, 2019

Texas CASA Reaches Out To Faith Communities

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July 11, 2019

Why A Texas Nonprofit Wants To Change Houston’s Curfew For Minors

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July 9, 2019

Appeals Court Ruling Overturns Some 2015 Foster Care Orders, Upholds Others

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May 31, 2019

Despite Looming Deadlines, Legislators Made Little Progress On Child Welfare Measures This Session

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May 27, 2019

How To Prepare For When A Child With Disabilities ‘Ages Out’ Of The System

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February 7, 2019

Persistence Is Often Key To Getting Needed Identification For Foster Youth

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February 4, 2019

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December 7, 2018

Nearly 90 Children Have Died In Texas Day Care Centers In The Past Decade

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November 15, 2018

New Report Indicates One In Five Texas Children Lives in Poverty

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October 22, 2018

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Texas Foster Care System, But Says Some Remedies Went Too Far

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October 10, 2018

Children Separated From Deported Parents Could Be Adopted In The U.S.

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August 13, 2018

After Audit Finds TEA Shortchanged Kids, Texas Must Come Up With $3.2 Billion For Special Education

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May 28, 2018

Immigrant Families Separated At The Border Are Struggling To Find Each Other After Detention

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May 8, 2018

Why Do Children in Foster Care Become Pregnant At A Much Higher Rate? Well, It’s Complicated

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May 1, 2018

‘The Whole Mess Is Before Them’: U.S. Court Of Appeals Takes Up Texas Foster Care Case

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February 8, 2018

Child Abuse Deaths In Texas Increased 30 Percent In One Year

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December 11, 2017

Court Says The State Must Ramp Up Foster Parent Recruiting

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September 20, 2017

400,000 Texas Kids Could Lose Health Insurance. Congress Has Two Weeks To Prevent It.

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September 11, 2017

Foster Kids Face Special Challenges In Harvey’s Wake

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September 6, 2017

A New Texas Law Will Create a More Private Foster Care System

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January 1, 2018

How CPS And The ‘Broken’ Foster Care System Fared In 2017

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March 2, 2017

How Three Different Bills Could Change the Texas Foster Care System

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February 14, 2017

‘Fostels’ Aim to Place More Foster Kids in Homes

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November 23, 2016

Ken Paxton Challenges Expert Recommendations on Fixing Texas’ Foster Care System

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September 27, 2016

Foster Care Overhaul Would More Than Triple the State’s Returns

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September 19, 2016

This Child Was Removed From Her Parents by CPS. Where Will She End Up?

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September 12, 2016

CPS is Keeping Families Together Through Kinship Placements

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July 13, 2016

Broken Foster Care System Gets Some Backup As Texas Ranger Steps in as New Chief

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June 28, 2016

How Churches Can Help You Help a Kid in Foster Care

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May 17, 2016

Legislators Hope Traveling Foster Care Hearings Will Bring Solutions to Broken System

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May 2, 2016

New CPS Guidelines Treat Victims of Domestic Violence Differently in Cases of Child Abuse

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April 28, 2016

No Papers? No Problem: Texas’ Official CPS Adoption Policy May Surprise You

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March 28, 2016

‘You Get Tired:’ What the Retiring Leader of Texas’ Foster Care System Told Us

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March 25, 2016

Federal Efforts to Reform Texas’ Foster Care System Move Ahead, Trump Goes After Cruz’s Wife

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