/tags/child-death Child Death en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:50:41 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-07/texas-keeps-child-abuse-and-neglect-deaths-out-of-sight-bringing-light-proves-complex-and-costly Texas keeps public in the dark on its agencies actions or inactions in child abuse and neglect deaths Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:50:41 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-07/texas-keeps-child-abuse-and-neglect-deaths-out-of-sight-bringing-light-proves-complex-and-costly Paul Flahive /news/2024-06-12/understanding-the-forgotten-child-syndrome-of-leaving-kids-in-hot-cars-and-how-to-prevent-it Texas leads the nation in child deaths from being left in a hot vehicle. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:40:14 GMT /news/2024-06-12/understanding-the-forgotten-child-syndrome-of-leaving-kids-in-hot-cars-and-how-to-prevent-it Gabrielle Muñoz | Texas Standard, McKenzie Nabi | Texas Standard /immigration/2023-05-18/an-8-year-old-girl-died-after-being-detained-by-u-s-border-patrol The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants with Title 42 no longer in place. Thu, 18 May 2023 21:52:18 GMT /immigration/2023-05-18/an-8-year-old-girl-died-after-being-detained-by-u-s-border-patrol Emily Olson /news/2023-04-06/missing-everman-boy-presumed-dead Police have issued felony arrest warrants for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother and stepfather, who police say went to India shortly after Noel went missing. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:12:53 GMT /news/2023-04-06/missing-everman-boy-presumed-dead Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2022-08-02/parents-of-sandy-hook-shooting-victim-call-for-accountability-in-alex-jones-defamation-trial The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis are suing Jones for falsely claiming that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax meant to take away Americans’ guns. The trial is the first of three to determine monetary penalties against the Texas-based conspiracy theorist for his lies about the tragedy. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:36:01 GMT /news/2022-08-02/parents-of-sandy-hook-shooting-victim-call-for-accountability-in-alex-jones-defamation-trial Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report /texas-news/2022-07-26/a-14-year-old-who-came-to-texas-to-help-his-family-build-a-bigger-house-in-guatemala-is-now-dead Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz was one of the 53 migrants who died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. His body was returned to his village, which has buried several youths who left to seek better lives in the U.S. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:35:40 GMT /texas-news/2022-07-26/a-14-year-old-who-came-to-texas-to-help-his-family-build-a-bigger-house-in-guatemala-is-now-dead Kimberly Rocio Lopez| Plaza Pública /texas-news/2022-07-13/texas-law-on-gun-background-checks-plagued-by-critical-omissions-of-minors-mental-health-records Lawmakers tried in 2009 to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:15:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-07-13/texas-law-on-gun-background-checks-plagued-by-critical-omissions-of-minors-mental-health-records Jeremy Schwartz | The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, Kiah Collier | The Texas Tribune and Propublica /education/2022-07-12/school-counselors-grapple-with-supporting-students-at-their-first-conference-since-uvalde-shooting One session on school shootings at the American School Counselor Association’s annual conference in Austin this week drew a large crowd. It discussed the roles counselors play before and after such traumatic events. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:30:00 GMT /education/2022-07-12/school-counselors-grapple-with-supporting-students-at-their-first-conference-since-uvalde-shooting Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-04-20/gov-abbotts-concert-safety-task-force-finds-5-key-factors-led-to-astroworld-incident Abbott’s Task Force on Concert Safety found permitting and lack of risk assessment, among other themes, contributed to the loss of 10 lives in November. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:54:23 GMT /news/2022-04-20/gov-abbotts-concert-safety-task-force-finds-5-key-factors-led-to-astroworld-incident Haya Panjwani | KUT /health-wellness/2022-04-05/over-100-children-have-died-in-texas-child-welfare-system-since-2020-report-says Most of the deaths were attributed to “preexisting medical conditions” or abuse suffered before the children entered the system, according to the DFPS report. The numbers are on par with those reported in previous years. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:36:12 GMT /health-wellness/2022-04-05/over-100-children-have-died-in-texas-child-welfare-system-since-2020-report-says Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune