Tag Archives: foster care
Lawmakers Wrangle Over Fix for ‘Broken’ Foster Care System
Republicans said they're not sure if more money is a fix for Texas' child welfare system, where children have died, been abused and re-abused in state care....Read More
The Texas Miracle #3: The Gospel of Soup
Tune into our weekly podcast, with all the news you need — and some you wish you didn't — about the Lone Star State.
On the podcast: our roundtable wonders at the wild world of Sid Miller, plus we take Texas to task for leaders' mishandling of the foster care system....Read More
Lawmakers Try to Bring Order to Disastrously Lax Foster Care Training System
Responding to the deaths of 13 children under the protection of licensed caregivers, the legislature is considering more oversight of foster care agencies....Read More
The State Considers Pausing Controversial Foster Care Reforms
The House and Human Services Committee is asking that the state temporarily stop the rollout of controversial reforms to the foster care system in Texas....Read More
Texas Kids Living With Relatives Aren’t Getting State Support They’re Due
According to a new report, a quarter-million Texas children are living with family members other than their parents, but aren’t getting the state and federal ...Read More
Report: Foster Care Reforms Will Cost More Money
A new report concludes that controversial foster care reforms will likely cost Texas more money....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
Foster Care Contractor Pulls Out, Leaving ‘Redesign’ In Doubt
Can Texas fix its troubled foster care system without spending more money? The early withdrawal of a major private contractor raises doubts. ...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