/tags/texas-appleseed Texas Appleseed en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj Marina Trahan Martinez /education/2024-02-06/feds-asked-to-overhaul-school-discipline-at-north-texas-school-district-after-students-jailed The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups also filed a separate complaint against Corpus Christi ISD with the Texas Education Agency. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:20:01 GMT /education/2024-02-06/feds-asked-to-overhaul-school-discipline-at-north-texas-school-district-after-students-jailed Neelam Bohra | Texas Tribune /news/2020-10-21/advocacy-groups-ask-feds-to-investigate-sexual-assaults-gang-violence-in-texas-youth-lockups The request is the latest chapter in a scandal-plagued recent history for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, which has experienced high turnover rates among staff and leadership. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:00:00 GMT /news/2020-10-21/advocacy-groups-ask-feds-to-investigate-sexual-assaults-gang-violence-in-texas-youth-lockups Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-06-16/monitors-texas-child-welfare-system-continues-to-expose-children-to-harm-despite-judges-order On an April morning just two months shy of his fourth birthday, A.B., a toddler, was found unresponsive on the floor of his foster home, bleeding from his… Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:52:44 GMT /news/2020-06-16/monitors-texas-child-welfare-system-continues-to-expose-children-to-harm-despite-judges-order Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune