Legal skirmish underscores high stakes in Texas foster care lawsuit
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/10/2023
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Lawsuits; Muth, Stephanie; Young, Cecile
Kids in hotels, high turnover rate vex CPS
San Antonio Express News
Dey, S.
09/28/2023
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Workplace safety
Federal judge again threatens Texas with contempt of court fines for failing foster children
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
06/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Long-planned changes to Texas foster care system have ‘sputtered,’ senators say
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Kolkhorst, Lois; Perry, Charles; Senate Special Committee on Child Protective Services
Children sleeping in CPS offices won’t end unless Texas officials take bolder action, lawyers say
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Legal fees
Judge overseeing Texas foster care lawsuit fears system is ‘going from bad to worse’
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
01/12/2022
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
‘Woefully inadequate’: With Texas foster care in crisis, expert panel calls for accountability, specialized services
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
01/11/2022
4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care
Foster care crisis is 'out of control' in Texas, with both children and staff in danger
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
12/12/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; State employees; Workplace safety
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 care agreement will demonstrate state's sincerity for resolution
Amarillo Globe-News
Editorial
11/03/2021
3 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas calls in backup
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
10/26/2021
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Masters, Jaime
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
As children go without placement, Judge Sakai offers a better way
San Antonio Express News
Preyor-Johnson, N.
10/10/2021
2 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Foster care; Menéndez, José; Sakai, Peter
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
Foster child care summit must produce solutions
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
09/29/2021
6 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care
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
Gov. Abbott agrees to foster care summit, negotiations on reforms
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
09/26/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
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
Gov. Abbott agrees to foster care summit on solutions for kids stuck in unsafe placements
San Antonio Express News
McKinley, E.
09/23/2021
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Children without placement; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
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
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
Blistered by judge, Texas foster care chief says she feels like she's 'failing children'
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
09/15/2021
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Masters, Jaime
