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
Judge finds Texas agency in contempt for foster care problems, imposes $100,000-a-day fine
Dallas Morning News
Lindell, C.
04/17/2024
5 doc(s)
Child abuse; Fines; Foster care; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Lawsuits
Texas fined $100k a day by federal judge for failing to promptly investigate foster care abuse
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
04/17/2024
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Fines; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Dem challenger Beto O’Rourke blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as ‘failed’ leader on foster care, CPS
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
03/17/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child Protective Services; Child sexual abuse; Child welfare; Eckhardt, Sarah; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Johnson, Ann; McCraw, Steve; O'Rourke, Beto; Privatization
Judge abhors conditions for foster kids sent out of state
Austin American Statesman
Oxner, R.
01/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Faced with similar foster care woes, Oklahoma made fixes while Texas keeps ‘failing children’
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
11/21/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime; Oklahoma; State comparisons
Foster crisis worsens; children sleep in offices
Austin American Statesman
Oxner, R.
07/24/2021
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Frank, James B.; Masters, Jaime
Abbott revoking licenses a form of child abuse
San Antonio Express News
Frye, H.
06/13/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child abuse; Child care; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Immigrant detention centers; Immigration policy; Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Refugees and asylees; Unaccompanied minors
Texas foster care system still has a long way to go
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
05/12/2021
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; State government contracts
Reports of child abuse, neglect have changed in pandemic
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
04/24/2021
4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care
State's foster care system still needs reform
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
02/27/2021
4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
The safety of our children is not an either-or situation
Austin American Statesman
Phillips, S.
02/14/2021
2 doc(s)
Child abuse prevention; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Gov. Greg Abbott vows Texas will do ‘exactly’ what federal judge requires on foster care
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/04/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Frank, James B.; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; State agency budgets
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells agencies to obey federal judge’s foster care edicts, sidestep big fines
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/06/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child abuse; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime; Young, Cecile
Judge finds Texas in contempt on foster care
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
12/21/2020
4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas faces $75,000-a-day fines after federal judge again finds state in contempt over foster care
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
