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CHILD WELFARE


Texas Supreme Court allows child abuse investigations into families of transgender teens to continue

The high court also raised questions about why the state opened these investigations in the first place, noting that the child welfare agency is not bound by directives from the governor.

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.

Bastrop shelter caretaker accused of exploiting girls was fired from previous job for misconduct with children

State records show Iesha Greene was fired in 2020 from a state juvenile facility for having inappropriate relationships with children. The Refuge said it was aware of her previous work there, but it never requested her publicly available personnel records.

Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning

Other investigators don’t want to follow an order they believe harms families but worry about the impact of a mass employee exodus on the state’s most vulnerable children.

Over 100 children have died in Texas’ child welfare system since 2020, report says

Most of the deaths were attributed to “preexisting medical conditions” or abuse suffered before the children entered the system, according to the DFPS report. The numbers are on par with those reported in previous years.

Judge loses trust in Texas’ 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.

Founder of state-contracted child abuse shelter hopes to reopen after employee was accused of exploiting two girls

Brooke Crowder said The Refuge is working to incorporate a deeper employee screening process with the help of a company recommended by the governor’s and attorney general’s offices.

Texas Rangers confirm investigation into nude photos of children at Bastrop shelter but find “no evidence” of sex abuse

An attorney representing foster care children in a suit against Texas said Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw’s conclusion that there was no evidence of sexual abuse despite the investigation into the photos was “both surprising and extremely troubling.”

“They’re talking about how my existence is child abuse”: Trans teen fears crackdown on gender-affirming health care

Speakers at South by Southwest decried attempts by Texas officials to open child abuse investigations into families whose kids have used treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

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State-licensed shelter where sex trafficking victims were reportedly abused ordered to close

The Refuge, which closed Friday, said it fired an employee accused of coercing the victims to sell nude photos as soon as it found out. The Bastrop-based shelter has not addressed the other eight staff members also accused of causing harm to the girls.

Texas’ child welfare agency ordered to investigate trans kids’ families has been in crisis for years

The Department of Family and Protective Services has been under federal court monitoring for over a decade for violating the civil rights of kids in foster care. Now, the short-staffed agency has to investigate parents who provide their children with gender-affirming care.

Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals restraining order that blocked state agency from investigating trans teen’s family

A Texas judge was scheduled to consider a statewide injunction on investigations of parents over obtaining gender-affirming care. The appeal now puts the hearing on hold.

Analysis: Texas’ foster care problems are clear. The response from state leaders isn’t.

The state’s foster care system has been dangerous to children and embarrassing to the state for years. But with state officials constantly chasing other issues, it’s still suffering from neglect.

Texas foster care children exposed to sexual abuse, given wrong medication and neglected in unlicensed placements, new report says

The federal judge overseeing the decadelong lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.

Texas children and children’s hospitals are under siege from two viruses: RSV and COVID-19

More children are being treated in Texas hospitals for COVID-19 than ever before, and an unseasonable outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus is adding to the stress on children’s hospitals.

Texas foster care crisis worsens, with fast-growing numbers of children sleeping in offices, hotels, churches

Increased oversight and lack of funding mean hundreds of children spend their nights in hotels and churches and on office floors.

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