FOSTER CARE: Lawyers for kids request ‘extreme’ fix
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/27/2023
2 doc(s)
Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Ho, Allyson N.; Jack, Janis Graham
Legal skirmish underscores high stakes in Texas foster care lawsuit
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/10/2023
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Lawsuits; Muth, Stephanie; Young, Cecile
Texas fails victims of sex trafficking. Overhaul child welfare services now.
Houston Chronicle
Sylvester, S.
04/07/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Human trafficking; Jack, Janis Graham; Kolkhorst, Lois; State agency budgets
Children sleeping in CPS offices won’t end unless Texas officials take bolder action, lawyers say
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Legal fees
To ease Texas foster care crisis, experts say mental health, addiction services are needed
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/11/2022
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Residential treatment centers
‘Woefully inadequate’: With Texas foster care in crisis, expert panel calls for accountability, specialized services
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
01/11/2022
4 doc(s)
Child welfare; Children without placement; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care
‘Capacity catastrophe’: Texas’ big outsourcing of foster care tested by system’s woes
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/02/2021
2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
ACH Child and Family Services; Bexar County; Child Protective Services; Children's Shelter of San Antonio; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Kolkhorst, Lois; Privatization; San Antonio, Texas
Reports of child abuse, neglect have changed in pandemic
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
04/24/2021
4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care
Righteous anger, disgust at treatment of foster kids
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
10/18/2020
5 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas agrees to caseload ‘guidelines’ for CPS foster care workers who’ve been slammed
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/24/2019
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
‘Praying’ for a foster care fix
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
03/24/2019
3 doc(s)
Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Judge unveils CPS plans
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/22/2018
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Enough’s enough
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/26/2016
5 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Paxton, Ken; Quality of care
State officials want foster care reform requirements blocked
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
01/20/2016
3 doc(s)
Foster care
Judge: Foster Care System Violates Children's Rights
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ramshaw, E.
12/18/2015
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas must invest in better foster care
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Carson, W.
04/29/2015
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Child abuse; Foster care
State defends foster-care system, emphasizes its improvements
San Antonio Express News
Stoeltje, M.
12/12/2014
1 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Ex-foster children tell of abuse in Texas system
San Antonio Express News
Stoeltje, M.
12/04/2014
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Quality of care
Lawsuit threatens to impact reform efforts by CPS
Amarillo Globe-News
Langford, T.
04/28/2014
2 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Naishtat, Elliott; Specia, John, Jr.
Child abuse remains high in Bexar County even as deaths declined
San Antonio Express News
Stoeltje, M.
02/12/2014
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Foster care
Lawsuit charging that Texas provides shoddy care for foster children can advance, judge rules
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
08/29/2013
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Judge paves way for class action lawsuit over Texas foster care system
Houston Chronicle
Hart, P.
08/29/2013
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child welfare; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; State employee turnover
Travis County foster care system is among the most efficient in Texas, report finds
Austin American Statesman
Merrigan, T.
06/07/2012
3 doc(s)
Foster care; Travis County
In Texas, moving from home to home becomes a way of life for many in foster care
Dallas Morning News
Horner, K.
06/12/2011
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Judge: Texas foster care lawsuit can proceed
San Antonio Express News
A.P. Wire
05/27/2011
1 doc(s)
Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Lawsuit timing is unfortunate for Texas' foster children
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Carson, W.
04/07/2011
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Civil rights; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Heiligenstein, Anne; Nelson, Jane
Advocacy group sues state over foster care
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
03/30/2011
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; State employees' workload
Advocacy group's lawsuit seeks to overhaul Texas foster-care system
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Robbins, D.
03/30/2011
1 doc(s)
Child safety; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Heiligenstein, Anne; Perry, Rick; Suehs, Thomas 'Tom'
N.Y. group suing Texas over foster care system
Houston Chronicle
Langford, T.
03/30/2011
1 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child safety; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Heiligenstein, Anne; Perry, Rick; Suehs, Thomas 'Tom'
