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Texas’ foster system is plagued by problems. Critics say new overhaul isn’t helping
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTexas’ foster care system has long been plagued by abuse and neglect allegations, and a lack of...
Editorial: Much work left to fix Texas' foster care failures
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new federal report on Texas’ failing foster care system makes clear the state has a long way to go...
For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA sign for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Texas Department of Family...
Texas fined $100k per day for failure to investigate foster care abuse
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA day after a federal judge ordered Texas to pay $100,000 daily in fines for failing to comply with...
How a 12-year-old federal lawsuit turned a judge into Texas’ foster care czar
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack declared in 2015 that Texas foster kids were leaving...
Texas congressional Democrats call for federal intervention for states' Medicaid problems
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTexas leads the country in the number of people who have lost Medicaid coverage, with more than...
Judge plans to levy 'substantial fines' after failure to comply with fixes to foster care
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. District Judge Janis Jack said Monday she plans to levy “substantial fines” against Texas for...
Child welfare officials move to reduce Texas judge’s oversight of embattled foster system
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe request to remove several court orders marks the first time the state has made any major attempt...
Ashland, Wayne agencies work to ease trauma for court-involved, fractured families
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoASHLAND – When children are placed in foster care, it's understood they are experiencing trauma....
Facing pressure from judge, Texas reassigns workers to care for foster kids in unlicensed homes
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe move is designed to reduce some of the rotating overtime shifts expected of agency caseworkers...