/tags/adoption adoption en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-02/woman-accused-buying-north-texas-inmates-babies-black-market-adoptions-marshall-islands An investigation by the website Civil Beat in Honolulu identified communications between Jody Hall and a prospective adoptive mother that appear to show her brokering black-market adoptions from the Marshall Islands. Reporter John Hill spoke with ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Bekah Morr about that investigation. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-02/woman-accused-buying-north-texas-inmates-babies-black-market-adoptions-marshall-islands Bekah Morr /criminal-justice/2024-08-01/north-texas-adoption-attorney-arrested-on-child-trafficking-charges Jody Hall, 68, was arrested for sale or purchase of a child, a third degree felony. Law enforcement officials say she was recruiting women in Tarrant County custody and purchasing their babies for adoption. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:10:37 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-01/north-texas-adoption-attorney-arrested-on-child-trafficking-charges Toluwani Osibamowo, Paul DeBenedetto /news/2024-06-24/dallas-animal-services-doggy-daycation-program-public-overcapacity Dallas Animal Services opens Doggy Daycation program to the public as they continue to face overcapacity. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-24/dallas-animal-services-doggy-daycation-program-public-overcapacity Penelope Rivera /arts-culture/2024-03-26/dallas-journalist-wins-major-book-award-for-exposing-failures-of-texas-foster-system "We Were Once a Family," Roxanna Asgarian's expose of Texas' adoption system, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for best work of non-fiction. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:11:48 GMT /arts-culture/2024-03-26/dallas-journalist-wins-major-book-award-for-exposing-failures-of-texas-foster-system Jerome Weeks /texas-news/2023-09-08/the-long-fight-for-adoptees-to-gain-access-to-their-original-birth-certificates-in-texas There’s been a slow but steady movement across the U.S. to unseal records for adoptees, but bipartisan efforts have repeatedly stalled in Texas – and one state senator has consistently stood in the way. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:40:33 GMT /texas-news/2023-09-08/the-long-fight-for-adoptees-to-gain-access-to-their-original-birth-certificates-in-texas Amanda Kari McHugh /criminal-justice/2022-09-29/executive-at-a-texas-foster-placement-agency-kept-job-despite-sex-abuse-allegation Despite a child sexual assault investigation, a San Antonio foster executive kept his job at Texas Foster Care & Adoption Services. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2022-09-29/executive-at-a-texas-foster-placement-agency-kept-job-despite-sex-abuse-allegation Paul Flahive /texas-news/2022-09-08/trying-to-think-outside-the-box-maxed-out-animal-shelters-in-texas-look-to-leaders-community Shelters are seeing a rise in people surrendering pets due to eviction or not being able to afford veterinary bills. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-09-08/trying-to-think-outside-the-box-maxed-out-animal-shelters-in-texas-look-to-leaders-community Sean Saldana /health-wellness/2021-07-27/chinese-american-adoptee-uses-social-media-to-share-the-realities-of-navigating-adoption One North Texan created an Instagram account to detail her personal adoption experience and encourage other adoptees to join her mission to create awareness around adoption trauma. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:00:21 GMT /health-wellness/2021-07-27/chinese-american-adoptee-uses-social-media-to-share-the-realities-of-navigating-adoption Alejandra Martinez /news/2019-11-07/court-to-rehear-texas-custody-case-challenging-law-on-adoptions-of-native-american-children A federal appeals court announced Thursday that it will take a second look at an emotionally fraught lawsuit governing the adoption of Native American… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:16:05 GMT /news/2019-11-07/court-to-rehear-texas-custody-case-challenging-law-on-adoptions-of-native-american-children Associated Press /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... Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:30:02 GMT /2019-06-10/a-texas-child-custody-case-could-upend-a-long-standing-system-for-native-american-adoptions Michael Marks