โI am heartbroken:โ Child killed in Bastrop County crash was pre-K student, 51 others injured
The superintendent of the school district which owned the bus which was involved in a deadly crash in Bastrop County Friday says a child who was one of two people killed in the crash was a pre-K student.
Lack of communication between child welfare and juvenile justice systems hurts foster kids, court monitors say
The court-appointed watchdogs expressed concern after learning that a caretaker accused of exploiting children at a state-licensed facility in Bastrop had been previously fired from a state juvenile justice facility for misconduct.
Judge loses trust in Texasโ child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry
U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said she is seeking a federal criminal investigation into allegations that children were sexually abused and trafficked at The Refuge, a state-licensed foster care shelter for victims of sex trafficking.