7 Special Needs Foster Kids Rescued Filthy Room, Police Say
Seven special needs children have been removed from a home and the adoptive caretakers have been arrested.
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Texas Objects to CPS Reform Guidelines
The State of Texas has filed objections to the special masters’ report in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of children in the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
Texas CPS Reformers: Cut Caseloads, Modernize Procedures
The Texas foster care system is in a crisis. How to settle the crisis has been a question for lawmakers, child advocates, and others. Now, two masters appointed by a federal judge in a class action suit filed against the state agency have issued their recommendations in a formal report.
Top Texas Leaders Order CPS to Protect Children after Dropped Cases
The three top political leaders in Texas have ordered Child Protective Services to take action to protect children in the state after reports surfaced that the most vulnerable were left unattended.
Texas Judge Sanctions Child Protective Services for ‘Groundless’ Removal of Child
HOUSTON, Texas — A judge in Harris County, Texas, has sanctioned Child Protective Services and ordered the agency to pay $27,500 in attorneys fees. He has also ordered CPS personnel to read the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution.
Questions Over Parents’ Constitutional Rights Suppressed in Texas CPS Reform Hearing
Two Texas House hearings have been held to address nightmares with the Texas Child Protective Services agency. During one of those hearings, a state representative who was chairman of the committee, angrily shut-out a discussion of the due process and other constitutional rights of parents.
Texas and Other States Allowing Illegal Aliens to Adopt Children
Texas and its state public officials may take a tough stance on illegal aliens in the Lone Star State, but those who are illegally in Texas are allowed to adopt children in Texas courts. The agency responsible for placing children in foster care when children are abandoned, neglected, or abused, is allowing illegal aliens to adopt children. Other states in the United States are allowing illegal aliens to adopt children in their courts as well.
Shortage Of Families Willing To Foster British Kids As Thousands Welcome Syrians
Around 250 children from Cardiff, Wales are housed outside of their home city, some as far away as northern England, because of a shortage of foster families in the Welsh capital. Meanwhile, 2000 British families have pledged to take Syrian refugees
Jeb Bush Blamed for Poor Child Welfare Services in Florida
Just when you thought Democrats couldn’t get any more desperate, Florida’s Democrat Party is pushing a Daily Beast “story” all but blaming Jeb Bush for losing 500 children assigned to the state’s foster care system while he was governor.
Mother’s Day: Child Advocates Celebrate CASA Volunteers
Child Advocates of Fort Bend celebrates volunteers who give their time and love to children in child welfare custody who do not have a mother or mother-figure with them on Mother’s Day. You too can become a CASA volunteer.
