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From Texas Standard: While some families in quarantine are spending more time together than ever before, those in the Child Protective Services, or CPS...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Gov. Greg Abbott has given Texas lawmakers some marching orders. In his State of the State address Tuesday Abbott designated four issues as “emergency”…
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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…
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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…
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From Texas Standard : Earlier this month state officials granted Child Protective Services (CPS) an emergency request to give the agency an additional ...
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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…