On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Edgar about the aftermath of Wisconsin’s presidential primaries, a tragic instance of confusion over the state’s abortion laws, and the state’s efforts to clean up problems with child protection in Texas.
Child Protective Services
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Courts Rebuff Texas Bid to Slow Foster Care Fixes
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to block the appointment of special masters to oversee reforms in the state’s troubled foster care system.
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More Kids Sleeping in State Offices Amid Foster Shortage
The number of children sleeping in Child Protective Services offices shot up after an internal policy change at the agency limited child placements, according to state data released Thursday.
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Texas Caseworkers Call For Foster Care Reforms
A new group has joined the chorus lambasting Texas for resisting court-ordered reforms to its foster care system: its own employees who work with children.
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Family and Protective Services Commissioner to Retire in May
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner John Specia announced Friday he would retire from the agency on May 31.
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Texas Fights Back Against Court-Ordered Foster Care Reforms
Despite a major victory in federal court last month, advocates for reforms to Texas’ long-term foster care system are steeling themselves for a lengthy battle to force Texas officials to follow through on changes ordered by a federal judge.
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Texas Will Begin Tracking Pregnant Foster Youth
Until this year, Texas had not kept track of how many children in the state’s foster care system were pregnant or parenting — though experts estimate the rate is well above the general population’s.
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Could Texas Foster Care Ruling Be Imminent?
One year after a federal judge heard evidence alleging that Texas Child Protective Services had violated foster children’s civil rights, lawyers for the state and the advocates who filed suit are awaiting a potentially sweeping legal decision.
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Criminal Justice
Judge: State Never Proved 6 Houston Children Were Endangered
A state district judge who denied a request to keep six siblings — recently murdered in Houston — in foster care says he wasn’t provided enough evidence two years ago to keep the children removed from their family.
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Video: Seeing an Unintended Consequence for Parents in CPS Law
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services from making a finding of “abuse” or “neglect” against a parent who surrenders parental rights to get a child mental health care.