child abuse

Kelsey Malone was juror number 2 in the abuse death trial of Mercedes Losoya. He reflected on the impact of five days of grisly testimony and tear-filled remembrances on the 12 people who decided Jose Angel Ruiz's fate.

Abuse inflicted on five year old Mercedes Losoya by Jose Ruiz has been detailed by police, child welfare officials and her sister. On Thursday, her mother took the stand.

Today on Texas Matters—How suppressed are the voters of Texas? A new book breaks down which states make voting too hard.How are families impacted by the Uvalde massacre living with the grief and the aftermath?Some school districts have programs to teach kids how to protect themselves from abuse, but there is a problem.

Texas students need parental consent to get abuse prevention education under state law. Advocates say that requirement is an obstacle that does more harm than good.

In a filing Friday afternoon, plaintiffs lawyers in the longtime fight over Texas 'broken' system ask for the feds to be put in charge.

The center of a TPR investigation was later found to have posed a ‘risk to health or safety of children,’ and the state closed it last month.

City View ISD parents called on the school district to take action in holding the seven arrested administrators accountable for not reporting a City View High School coach's sexual misconduct.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claims child abuse is occurring in an emergency care facility at Freeman Coliseum. Local and state Democrats are criticizing Abbott for announcing these allegations before conducting an investigation.

Conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic can lead to more dangerous and frequent family violence and abuse. The method in place to protect the…

Fifty percent of Texas children ages 17 and under have gone through at least one adverse childhood experience. How can a trauma-informed approach to…