Judge asks Texas to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities facing child abuse investigation
San Antonio Express News
Dey, S.
07/30/2022
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child safety; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Residential treatment centers
Will big fines force Texas to fix its foster care system?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
I work with abused children in CPS. Here’s why caseworkers struggle to find housing
Dallas Morning News
Covas, E.
05/09/2022
1 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Children's mental health; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Returning starfish to the ocean
Lufkin Daily News
Sparks, A.
04/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Child abuse prevention
Texas allows foster kids as young as 5 to opt out of COVID vaccine
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
02/25/2022
6 doc(s)
Children's health care; Coronavirus; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Immunizations; Jack, Janis Graham
Kids do better with family than in foster homes. Will Texas learn?
Dallas Morning News
Ed.
02/22/2022
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Kinship care
The many ways Texas fails children
San Antonio Express News
LoweSolis, M.
02/17/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; State comparisons
Fostering children brings permanent change for East Texas family; need for placement continues
Longview News-Journal
Stern, C.
02/12/2022
2 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Masters, Jaime
More bad news for state's foster-care system
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
01/16/2022
4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Outrageous: It’s been 11 years and foster system remains broken
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
01/16/2022
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Children without placement; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Judge threatens Texas with fines again, citing foster kids sent to shoddy facilities out of state
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/12/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; ACH Child and Family Services; Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Huffines, Don; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime; Young, Cecile
We need to examine the foster care system.
San Antonio Express News
Baird, M.
12/29/2021
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Housing; Workplace safety
Foster care workers at Dallas town hall forum detail pressures of helping kids in overwhelmed system
Dallas Morning News
Landers, J.
12/13/2021
1 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Sherman, Carl O., Sr.
Abbott agrees to expert panel to recommend fixes for foster care capacity crisis
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
10/27/2021
1 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Abbott, state leaders, use federal funds to bolster foster care
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
10/10/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; American Rescue Plan Act; Federal aid; Foster care
Texas, step up for the 100s of foster children sleeping in unsafe conditions every night
Houston Chronicle
Yetter, P.
10/06/2021
3 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Why kids in foster care end up sleeping in offices
Dallas Morning News
Riley, N.
10/05/2021
4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Federal funds; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Nonprofit aims to shelter Waco-area foster children caught in limbo
Waco Tribune Herald
Bradsky, S.
09/29/2021
2 doc(s)
Court Appointed Special Advocates; Foster care; Nonprofit organizations
Abbott: Judge’s orders apply to unplaced kids
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
09/23/2021
3 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Dogs are on the agenda in the Texas Legislature, but not foster kids
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
09/22/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abortion; Child welfare; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; State comparisons
Texas’ foster care problems are clear. The response from state leaders isn’t.
Longview News-Journal
Ramsey, R.
09/21/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Federal aid; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; Patrick, Dan; Special sessions
Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas lawmakers cannot leave foster care teens to their fate
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/20/2021
1 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Novel approach may mean foster care case progress
Amarillo Globe-News
Editorial
09/17/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas foster care children exposed to sexual abuse, given wrong medication and neglected in unlicensed placements, new report says
Austin American Statesman
Oxner, R.
09/16/2021
3 doc(s)
Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
Federal judge blasts Texas leaders for foster care failures and blaming bed shortage on her orders
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
09/15/2021
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
Lawmakers can help foster kids; so can the rest of us
Amarillo Globe-News
Jarriel, J.
08/28/2021
2 doc(s)
Children without placement; Foster care
The critical foster care reforms in Texas are having unintended consequences
Dallas Morning News
Phillips, S.
08/28/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Privatization
Study: In Dallas and Tarrant counties, half of all Black children are investigated by CPS by age 18
Dallas Morning News
Huang, K.
08/22/2021
3 doc(s)
Blacks or African Americans; Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Racial discrimination; Texas Nurse-Family Partnership
Foster care in Texas remains broken, in crisis
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/04/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Masters, Jaime
Texas' handling of foster care pandemic funds draws questions
San Antonio Express News
O'Hare, P.
08/02/2021
1 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Federal aid; Foster care
State's foster care problem requires urgent attention
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Editorial
07/28/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Masters, Jaime
The big question mark in foster care reform
San Antonio Express News
Murphy, K.
06/20/2021
2 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Frank, James B.; Johnson, Jarvis; Kolkhorst, Lois; Menéndez, José; Minjarez, Ina; Powell, Beverly
Texas won’t fix its foster care system by displacing immigrant kids
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/07/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child care; Executive orders; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Unaccompanied minors
Foster care crisis requires a collaborative response
Dallas Morning News
Reyes, A.
05/30/2021
1 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care
Number of Texas foster children without placement rising, even as in San Antonio provider quits
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/12/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Children's Shelter of San Antonio; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Frank, James B.; Kolkhorst, Lois; State government contracts
Federal judge defends her efforts to clean up Texas’ foster care system amid complaints from providers
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/07/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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; Kolkhorst, Lois; Masters, Jaime; State agency budgets; Young, Cecile
Judge blasts San Antonio-based nonprofits as 'dangerous, unsafe' for foster children
San Antonio Express News
O'Hare, P.
05/07/2021
3 doc(s)
Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
The child safety net in Bexar is in tatters
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/02/2021
1 doc(s)
Child abuse; Children's Shelter of San Antonio; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Menéndez, José
'Worst of all situations' - Children's Shelter, Family Tapestry defensive after report
San Antonio Express News
O'Hare, P.
04/29/2021
2 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
State puts temporary hold on San Antonio emergency children's shelter
San Antonio Express News
Beltran, J.
04/27/2021
1 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Masters, Jaime
Texas foster care system hits 'crisis point' with 186 children sleeping in offices
Houston Chronicle
Bauman, A.
03/11/2021
1 doc(s)
Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Quality of care
Texas must make a transformative change in child protection and foster care
Dallas Morning News
Phillips, S.
03/07/2021
1 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Monitors detail chaos, abuse and riots
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/10/2021
2 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime; Riots; Young, Cecile
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
