/tags/child-welfare Child Welfare en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:39:03 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-17/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures Texas was found in contempt Monday by U.S. District Judge Janis Jack for violating two of the court's orders in its long-running foster litigation. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:39:03 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-17/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures Paul Flahive /crime-justice/2024-04-16/texas-child-welfare-foster-care-abuse-lawsuit A hearing in December showed allegations of abuse and neglect of youth went unaddressed at facilities for people with intellectual disabilities, and investigations were poorly run. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:55:41 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-16/texas-child-welfare-foster-care-abuse-lawsuit Paul Flahive /texas/2023-12-01/lone-star-light-show-casa-of-williamson-county-abused-and-neglected-children All of the money raised by the Lone Star Light Show is donated to the Williamson County organization, which supports court-appointed advocates for abused and neglected children. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:35:00 GMT /texas/2023-12-01/lone-star-light-show-casa-of-williamson-county-abused-and-neglected-children Kailey Hunt /news/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants The Trump administration had encouraged child welfare officers dealing with unaccompanied minors to share information about potential adult sponsors with immigration enforcement agents. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:40:15 GMT /news/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants Franco Ordoñez /texas/2019-06-10/a-texas-child-custody-case-could-upend-a-long-standing-system-for-native-american-adoptions From Texas Standard:In 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act. Before the law, a vast majority of Native American children in foster care were� Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:30:02 GMT /texas/2019-06-10/a-texas-child-custody-case-could-upend-a-long-standing-system-for-native-american-adoptions Michael Marks /texas/2017-10-25/india-reacts-to-death-of-adopted-toddler-in-richardson The body of a 3-year-old girl found in a culvert in a Dallas suburb over the weekend has been identified. Sherin Mathews had been missing since Oct. 7.� Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:07:23 GMT /texas/2017-10-25/india-reacts-to-death-of-adopted-toddler-in-richardson Jill Ament /texas/2017-05-30/legislature-strays-from-initial-child-centric-agenda From Texas Standard:The 85th legislative session focused so much on measures like the "sanctuary cities" bill and the "bathroom" bill that it’s easy to� Tue, 30 May 2017 21:00:13 GMT /texas/2017-05-30/legislature-strays-from-initial-child-centric-agenda Joy Diaz /texas/2017-03-23/religious-groups-see-potential-restrictions-as-a-barrier-to-taking-a-role-in-the-foster-care-system From Texas Standard:Reform of the Texas foster care system has been an elusive goal for state lawmakers. A federal judge ruled the system unconstitutional� Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:02:12 GMT /texas/2017-03-23/religious-groups-see-potential-restrictions-as-a-barrier-to-taking-a-role-in-the-foster-care-system Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-03-01/texas-house-senate-unanimously-pass-measures-overhauling-child-welfare-system Texas legislators from both chambers unanimously passed bills on Wednesday that would change how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services� Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:13:38 GMT /texas/2017-03-01/texas-house-senate-unanimously-pass-measures-overhauling-child-welfare-system Marissa Evans, Texas Tribune