Court order details sexual and physical abuse of North Texas child under state care
Dallas Morning News
Krause, K.
04/23/2024
12 doc(s)
C3 Christian Academy; Child abuse; Criminal investigations; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham; Personal care homes; Persons with disabilities; Sexual abuse
Appeals court blocks $100K daily fine against Texas in foster care abuse case
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
04/18/2024
8 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Fines; Foster care lawsuits
Texas fined $100k per day for failure to investigate foster care abuse
Austin American Statesman
Wagner, B.
04/17/2024
7 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child sexual abuse; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; Jack, Janis Graham
Proposal to ban anonymous reporting of child abuse and neglect allegations deserves scrutiny
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
03/14/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Gates, Gary
Nonprofit foster care providers push back against federal judge’s ‘one-size-fits-all’ mandates
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/24/2019
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge Janis Graham Jack is the champion young Texans deserve
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
11/09/2019
6 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Federal judge hammers Texas officials over failures to improve foster care system
Austin American Statesman
Walters, E.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge fines Texas $50,000 a day for ignoring orders on nighttime watch of foster kids in group settings
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Judge fines Texas $50,000 a day over foster care woes
Houston Chronicle
Morris, A.
11/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Fines; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Texas must alleviate 'crushing' foster care caseworker workloads, appeals court rules
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
07/09/2019
5 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Class action lawsuits; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Girl’s foster care death probed
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
06/14/2019
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care
Texas child welfare chief Hank Whitman announces retirement
Dallas Morning News
Walters, E.
05/31/2019
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Whitman, Hank
Head of beleaguered Texas child welfare department to leave June 30
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
05/29/2019
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Public officials' resignations; Whitman, Hank
Head of Texas Family and Protective Services Department is leaving agency in June
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
05/29/2019
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Public officials' resignations; Whitman, Hank
Texas likely to face long-term scrutiny
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/25/2018
5 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; 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
Court orders some fixes in Texas foster care, drops others
Houston Chronicle
Stengle, J.
10/20/2018
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Report: 1,700 Texas foster youths ran away from state care in 2017
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
05/31/2018
2 doc(s)
Foster care; Human trafficking; Prostitution; Runaway children; Thompson, Senfronia
Pregnancy far higher for foster teenagers
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
04/16/2018
1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Teenage pregnancy
Caring for foster children
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
03/23/2018
3 doc(s)
Foster care
Appeals court takes no action on order
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
03/22/2018
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
Attorney General Ken Paxton files brief protesting Texas foster care system plan
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Rodriguez, A.
03/13/2018
4 doc(s)
Foster care; Paxton, Ken
Texas CPS privatization pilot moving ahead despite concerns
Abilene Reporter-News
Mekelburg, M.
03/03/2018
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; González, Mary; Ortega, Evelina 'Lina'; Pilot programs; Privatization; Rodríguez, José; Rose, Toni
Hearing held on judge’s ruling
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/16/2018
4 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Foster care; Jack, Janis Graham
Texas doesn’t need federal intervention
Dallas Morning News
Logan, B.
02/06/2018
6 doc(s)
Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
Texas must obey, not fight, mandates to improve CPS
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
02/03/2018
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
70 percent of kids killed by abuse are younger than 3
Dallas Morning News
Slodysko, B.
02/03/2018
5 doc(s)
Child abuse; Foster care; Indiana; Parent-child homicide; State comparisons
Kids at risk now, brief says
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/31/2018
5 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Paxton, Ken; Quality of care; Ruiz lawsuit
SOS for kids
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
01/26/2018
4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Paxton, Ken
Privatizing won't solve CPS problems
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Editorial
01/24/2018
4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Pilot programs; Privatization
Foster kids can’t wait for courts
Dallas Morning News
LaValle, K.
01/24/2018
4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Court Appointed Special Advocates; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits
El Paso to be testing ground for CPS privatization
San Angelo Standard Times
Mekelburg, M.
01/21/2018
4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; El Paso, Texas; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; González, Mary; Pilot programs; Privatization
Judge: Texas' foster care remains flawed, must be monitored
Abilene Reporter-News
Moritz, J.
01/20/2018
4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Whitmire, John
U.S. judge: State must adopt 100 foster care fixes
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
01/20/2018
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham
State must finally fix foster care program
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
01/20/2018
2 doc(s)
Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Quality of care
Stay delays big changes
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/20/2018
3 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Special masters
Judge orders list of foster care reforms
San Antonio Express News
Morris, A.
01/20/2018
4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Uresti, Carlos
