The Fall of Hope Rising
The demise of a Brenham nonprofit intended to help young victims of trafficking is a cautionary tale about Texas’ overreliance on religious organizations to fix its troubled foster care system.
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For the First Time, ‘Redeemed’ Texas Parents May Get a Second Chance
New legislation could open a legal pathway to reinstate once-terminated parental rights.
The Forgotten Children of Texas
Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.
Will Texas Keep Fighting Foster Care Reform?
More than three years ago, a federal judge handed down court orders to reform Texas’ foster care system. And for more than three years, state lawyers have fought against those orders.
Expecting Care
How Texas is failing foster care kids and contributing to an alarming teen pregnancy rate.
Law Will Allow Texas to Refuse Same-Sex Couples, Non-Christians as Foster Parents
The proposal would also protect contractors who send children to parochial schools and deny abortion access to young women in their care.
Despite Warnings, the Texas Legislature Plans to Privatize Much of the Child Welfare System
Pressure from the governor to get CPS reforms passed quickly has hushed most criticism of the $279 million privatization plan.
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