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Nearly four years after a federal judge first ruled that Texas violated foster children’s civil rights by placing them in a system where rape and…
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From Texas Standard: A new commissioner will take over at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in December. Gov. Greg Abbott announced...
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A federal appeals court has ordered Texas to make significant changes to improve its foster care system. A three-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit Court...
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More than 1,800 children and youth in foster care in Texas were reported missing during fiscal year 2018, according to a new report from the Texas...
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From Texas Standard: "Unidentified: How Kids Can Age Out Of Texas Foster Care Without Documentation" is a series of reports from Texas Standard about...
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From Texas Standard: Texas is back in federal court making the case before a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals over the state's...
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A federal judge has ruled Texas will continue to need oversight of how it cares for vulnerable children, even after sweeping legislative changes last…
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From Texas Standard: Texas Standard spoke with Kaysie Taccetta of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services about the new "community-based...
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Sarah Matteson, who works at Texas Woman's University in Denton, helps “nontraditional” students get through college. Students range from homeless kids…
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What started as Texas House members discussing a bill that would improve the state’s Child Protective Services agency turned into a heated debate over…
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From Texas Standard: Reform of the Texas foster care system has been an elusive goal for state lawmakers. A federal judge ruled the system...
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Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the state’s child welfare system as an emergency item in the current legislative session. But tied to that is a problem…