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Foster Care Chief Ups Request For Caseworker Pay Hikes

Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune

Posted on October 28, 2016 · The head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has decided to ask lawmakers for an additional $8.2 million to help raise salaries for Child Protective Services workers, just one day after some legislators balked at his initial multimillion-dollar request.

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Houston Fast Food Workers Take Part In National Strike

Pat Hernandez

Posted on August 29, 2013 · Some fast food workers went on strike at a couple of locations in Houston. The workers joined a nationwide effort to push the fast food industry to pay higher wages.

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Understanding Adoption

Jennifer Altheide

Posted on September 14, 2022 · Adopting a child can be very rewarding but it can also be a very long and complicated process for many potential parents. Here’s what you should know before you decide if it’s right for you.

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Child welfare monitors say there’s ‘ample evidence’ kids were abused at Bastrop foster care facility, disputing Texas Rangers

Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 29, 2022 · Watchdogs appointed by a federal court found there is evidence of abuse and exploitation after reviewing thousands of documents and recordings.

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State investigators find no evidence of sex trafficking at Bastrop facility

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on March 17, 2022 · Texas Rangers identified two incidents that it said it was still investigating, and it said it had identified material inaccuracies in that letter from DFPS to federal court monitors of the Texas Foster Care System.

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Texas mom who invited Ken Paxton to dinner to meet trans son now target of state investigation

Rhonda Fanning, Texas Standard / Caroline Covington, Texas Standard

Posted on March 10, 2022 · Amber Briggle is speaking out again, after making headlines for inviting the Texas Attorney General to dinner in 2016. Texas Child Protective Services is investigating her family.

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