Articles tagged: Child Protective Services
In Travis County, Black Children More Likely to be Taken from Parents
Advocates are working to show how policing influences racial disparities in the child welfare system in Austin and statewide.
Aurora Martinez Jones says that if it hadn’t all happened on the same day, she might never have made the connection. At the time, Martinez Jones was the ass...Read More
As a Pediatrician, I Know There’s No Way to Jail Migrant Families Without Hurting Kids
If we really care about migrant kids, we can’t stop at ending the obvious atrocity of family separation at the border.
In my daily life as a pediatrician, I sometimes care for kids who have been removed from their homes — just the day before, or even that same day — by Child...Read More
‘Recipe for Discrimination’: Legal Battle Brews Over New ‘Religious Refusal’ Child Welfare Law
The controversial measure passed into law last month violates the separation of church and state, legal experts say.
A new Texas law meant to shield child welfare providers who deny services based on religious beliefs could strap the state with more legal problems than the pro...Read More
Texas House Goes Robin Hood on Business Incentive Fund, Gives Money to Child Welfare, Medicaid
The move prompted an impassioned speech on government transparency by one member and a brief golf viewing break for the rest.
The move prompted an impassioned speech on government transparency by one member and a brief golf viewing break for the rest....Read More
Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers Threaten to Stop Services if ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Doesn’t Pass
‘We're so busy fighting over social issues that we don't actually address abuse happening to children,’ one opponent of the bill said.
‘We're so busy fighting over social issues that we don't actually address abuse happening to children,’ one opponent of the bill said....Read More
What Texas Lawmakers Can Learn from the Last Child Welfare Crisis
Texas’ child welfare system is caught in a cycle of crisis. Will lawmakers learn from their past mistakes?
Texas’ child welfare system is caught in a cycle of crisis. Will lawmakers learn from their past mistakes?...Read More
Child Protective Services Refusing to Help Child Crime Victims with Immigration Visas
The agency’s blanket ban on issuing certifications puts an already vulnerable group in a precarious situation.
For the past eight months, Texas Child Protective Services has quietly rejected requests for help from undocumented children who are the victims of crime....Read More
Dan Patrick Calls on Churches to Tackle Child Welfare Crisis
Advocates say Patrick's faith-based plan to offer foster care 'support' isn't a substitute for shoring up the state program.
Leaders from Christian congregations joined Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and other lawmakers at the Capitol to discuss the state's child welfare crisis....Read More
The Texas Miracle #6: The Best Grocery Store in Texas
On this week's podcast: Texas' most beloved food retailer, travails from the state's embattled child welfare services and Ted Cruz's next move.
On the Texas Miracle podcast this week: Texas' most beloved food retailer, travails from Texas' embattled child welfare services and Ted Cruz's next move....Read More