Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

The Texas Department of Family Protective Services confirmed DeSoto parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson regained custody of their newborn daughter Mila.

Temecia and Rodney Jackson say their newborn daughter Mila was wrongfully taken into Child Protective Services custody days after she was born. Local reproductive rights activists are demanding Mila's return.

Dallas couple Rodney and Temecia Jackson claim CPS workers removed their baby late last month.

Texas’ foster system has dropped hundreds of runaway kids from its care over the past five years. 170 of those kids were minors when the state stopped its relationship. One legislator says the state is 'washing its hands' of the most vulnerable youth — youth who often end up being sexually abused or trafficked while missing.

Stephanie Muth, the new commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services, was given a warm welcome and a laundry list of fixes from a federal judge Friday.

It’s been eight months since Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the families of trans youth for providing gender-affirming care. Since then, some families have left the state. Those that stayed have weathered anxiety and the dizzying back-and-forth of legal battles to determine whether investigations will stop.

The state is appealing the decision by a Texas judge to stop investigations into families of trans youth.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services leaders instructed employees to avoid written communications about the cases and barred low-level employees from handling the investigations, according to internal agency communications.

A spokesperson told The Texas Tribune that all employees are trained before supervising youth. DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters apologized to the child and her mother.

Four corporate landlords, including Dallas-based Invitation Homes, tried to evict thousands of tenants during a federal ban on evictions, according to an investigation by a congressional subcommittee.

At least 48 Texas children are housed at facilities run by organizations under an investigation launched by two U.S. senators.

Texas has removed foster youth from at least one facility managed by companies being investigated by U.S. senators. 48 youth remain at 11 facilities, according to a federal judge.