/tags/texas-department-of-family-and-protective-services Texas Department of Family and Protective Services en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:17:15 GMT /government/2025-04-22/mila-jackson-cps-medical-neglect-aclu-texas-black-family Mila Jackson, now 2 years old, was returned to her family after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services used erroneous legal documents to put her in state custody. But the ACLU of Texas says the DFPS administrative procedure has left the family with an administrative guilty verdict. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:17:15 GMT /government/2025-04-22/mila-jackson-cps-medical-neglect-aclu-texas-black-family Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2025-04-10/texas-left-more-children-in-dangerous-homes-while-cutting-services-tragedy-followed Despite rising deaths, Texas limited safety services and enshrined laws that made it harder to remove a child. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:41:21 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-10/texas-left-more-children-in-dangerous-homes-while-cutting-services-tragedy-followed Paul Flahive /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/2024-10-29/advocates-ask-appeals-court-to-reinstate-a-federal-judge-removed-from-long-running-foster-care-case A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision to remove U.S. District Judge Janis Jack from a lawsuit over Texas' struggling foster care system. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:45:25 GMT /news/2024-10-29/advocates-ask-appeals-court-to-reinstate-a-federal-judge-removed-from-long-running-foster-care-case The Associated Press /news/2024-10-14/appeals-court-removes-judge-in-texas-foster-care-lawsuit The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling late Friday says U.S. District Judge Janis Jack's contempt ruling and $100,000 per day fine violates the constitutional limits of the power of the court over individual states. The appeals court also said Jack had disrespected the state and its attorneys and created an appearance of being unfair to the state. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:47:45 GMT /news/2024-10-14/appeals-court-removes-judge-in-texas-foster-care-lawsuit The Associated Press /government/2024-09-17/texas-officials-appear-to-have-ignored-advocates-safety-warnings-in-near-death-of-intellectually-dis '[They] have to believe other folks are caring for him,' one official said in instructing a staff member to put a different name down on paperwork, details court record. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:55:49 GMT /government/2024-09-17/texas-officials-appear-to-have-ignored-advocates-safety-warnings-in-near-death-of-intellectually-dis Paul Flahive /news/2024-07-08/states-move-to-bump-federal-judge-from-longtime-foster-care-lawsuit-caps-years-of-battles A federal judge has taken the Texas’ foster care system to task for 13 years. Reforms have been made. Now armed with private legal fire power, the state wants the judge off the case. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:42:19 GMT /news/2024-07-08/states-move-to-bump-federal-judge-from-longtime-foster-care-lawsuit-caps-years-of-battles Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-06-13/texas-wants-federal-judge-off-its-long-lived-foster-care-case After 13 years, the state said Judge Janis Jack should be removed from overseeing its foster care system because she isn't 'impartial.' Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:04:51 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-13/texas-wants-federal-judge-off-its-long-lived-foster-care-case Paul Flahive /government/2024-02-23/texas-democrats-congress-letter-gov-greg-abbott-foster-care-children The letter from nine members of the state's congressional delegation comes as the state fights a nearly 13-year-old federal class action suit over alleged failures to ensure the wellbeing of children in foster care. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:43:21 GMT /government/2024-02-23/texas-democrats-congress-letter-gov-greg-abbott-foster-care-children Toluwani Osibamowo /government/2023-12-06/texas-foster-care-lawsuit-federal-takeover-contempt-fines Both sides finished their arguments Wednesday after days of testimony over accusations that Texas agencies don't protect foster children. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:28:24 GMT /government/2023-12-06/texas-foster-care-lawsuit-federal-takeover-contempt-fines Toluwani Osibamowo