Child Protective Services

From Texas Standard: While some families in quarantine are spending more time together than ever before, those in the Child Protective Services, or CPS...

A federal judge in Corpus Christi has ordered the state to make sweeping changes to its foster care system. The judge’s ruling comes two years after…

From Texas Standard . A six-year-old class action lawsuit over the system of foster care in Texas may be reaching a climax. It’s the case in which a...

From Texas Standard: Over the last year or so, state lawmakers have taken steps to improve the working conditions of caseworkers at the Texas Department...

From Texas Standard: The 85th legislative session focused so much on measures like the "sanctuary cities" bill and the "bathroom" bill that it’s easy to...

Gov. Greg Abbott has given Texas lawmakers some marching orders. In his State of the State address Tuesday Abbott designated four issues as “emergency”…

One of the big issues before the ongoing 85th Legislative Session is to come up with a fix for the state's foster care system and Child Protective…

As Texas lawmakers dig into their second week of the legislative session, Sen. Carlos Uresti, a San Antonio Democrat, is hoping Gov. Greg Abbott will make…

From Texas Standard : Earlier this month state officials granted Child Protective Services (CPS) an emergency request to give the agency an additional ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from Sen. Jane Nelson.A board of lawmakers has given final approval for $150 million in…