Articles tagged: DFPS
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
Despite Systemic Failures, State Moves to License Detention Centers for Child Care
As Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) makes headlines for inadequate monitoring of children in state care — in some cases, deathly i...Read More
State Stumbles Forward with Foster Care Privatization
Is the state agency charged with guarding Texas' abused kids trying to privatize foster care services for no reason? ...Read More
Despite Child Deaths, State Likely to Keep Foster Care Contractor
The two foster children who drowned on Sunday were placed by an agency owned by a company Texas has contracted to manage foster kids in 60 counties. ...Read More