Court order details sexual and physical abuse of North Texas child under state care
Dallas Morning News
Krause, K.
04/23/2024
12 doc(s)
C3 Christian Academy; Child abuse; Criminal investigations; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Personal care homes; Persons with disabilities; Sexual abuse
Foster care back in crisis
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/18/2020
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Audit Texas’ child welfare system
San Antonio Express News
Brown, A.
12/03/2020
2 doc(s)
Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Texas foster care ignores harm to kids, remains ‘dangerous,’ report to federal judge says
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
06/17/2020
2 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge in Texas foster care suit wants all state records on teen girl’s death in care, restraints
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/25/2020
3 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; Patient restraints; Residential treatment centers; Special masters
Texas continues to fight reasonable expectations for foster care safety set by federal court
Dallas Morning News
Langsley, K.
12/15/2019
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
North Texas foster care operation agrees to nighttime watches of kids after grilling by federal judge
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/19/2019
4 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
After paying $150K fine, state officials say they are following foster care order
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
11/16/2019
5 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Federal judge reacts to ‘cinder-block cells’ at Texas foster home
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
11/13/2019
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Hill Country Youth Ranch; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Texas foster care system should embrace reforms
Amarillo Globe-News
Editorial
11/10/2019
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Judge Janis Graham Jack is the champion young Texans deserve
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
11/09/2019
6 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Federal judge hammers Texas officials over failures to improve foster care system
Austin American Statesman
Walters, E.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge fines Texas $50,000 a day for ignoring orders on nighttime watch of foster kids in group settings
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge fines Texas $50,000 a day over foster care woes
Houston Chronicle
Morris, A.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
A fed-up judge and a new chief: Is this what it takes to get Texas to protect kids?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/15/2019
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
New foster care, Child Protective Services chief named
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
10/10/2019
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Gubernatorial appointments; Masters, Jaime; Whitman, Hank
Missouri official tapped to run Texas protective services, soothe judge irked with state over foster care
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
10/10/2019
2 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Gubernatorial appointments; Masters, Jaime
‘The state of Texas lost this case,’ judge in foster care lawsuit says, warns further delays will bring fines
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
10/09/2019
2 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Special masters
If we care about foster kids, we need to fix the state’s computer database
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
07/29/2019
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Caseworkers; Databases; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Appeals court drops some reforms of broken Texas foster care system, fast-tracks others
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
07/10/2019
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Caseworkers; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Appeals court strikes Texas foster care fixes, upholds others
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
07/09/2019
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Caseworkers; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas must alleviate 'crushing' foster care caseworker workloads, appeals court rules
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
07/09/2019
5 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
