Posted on · The federal judge overseeing the decadelong lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.
Posted on · The county with the highest number in the state is Bexar County with 54.
Posted on · An exasperated U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack found the state in contempt of court for failing to comply with some of her earlier orders in the wide-ranging lawsuit filed on behalf of Texas foster children.
Posted on · Derion Vence's bail bond was lowered from $1 million to $45,000. His next court date is set for July 10.
Posted on · She was arrested Feb. 22. Her daughter is the custody of state Child Protective Services.
Posted on · “I fear that nothing is going to change in this issue until something terrible happens.”
Posted on · The two-year package includes extra funding for foster care and mental health, but shifts more of public school costs onto local taxpayers.
Posted on · The House is considering more than 400 amendments to general appropriations bill.
Posted on · In his State of the State address, Gov. Greg Abbott told the Legislature fixing Child Protective Services was his top priority for the session.
Posted on · Governor Abbott is also expected to call for additional funds for Child Protective Services to address a statewide crisis in foster care.
Posted on · Special agents with the Department of Public Safety are being used to locate an estimated 2,800 children who have been deemed by the state as at high-risk for abuse.
Posted on · Child Protective Services has fired four regional directors as it looks to overhaul operations following years of complaints that the agency fails to adequately protect children who are abused or neglected.
Posted on · Kristopher Sharp entered the foster care system in Texas when he was 10 years old. Until he aged out of the system at 18, he was placed in 20 different foster homes, mostly group homes. Along the way, he suffered abuse. He says face-to-face visits with Child Protective Services caseworkers were rare. We talk with […]
Posted on · Kristopher Sharp entered the foster care system in Texas when he was 10 years old. Until he aged out of the system at 18, he was placed in 20 different foster homes, mostly group homes. Along the way, he suffered abuse. He says face-to-face visits with Child Protective Services caseworkers were rare. On this edition […]