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Criminal Justice

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

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on April 26, 2022 · Some families no longer see a future for their transgender kids in Texas. They’re moving to states with strong civil rights protections for trans people.

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Child Welfare

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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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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Texas Foster Care Children Exposed To Sexual Abuse, Given Wrong Medication And Neglected In Unlicensed Placements, New Report Says

Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune

Posted on September 16, 2021 · 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.

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