Texas Students in Foster Care: Results from Data Sharing Between Child Welfare and Education AgenciesLaura Marra, MSSW
Morris interviewed Alyssa Murphy, now 20 years old and an adult who has aged out of the Texas Foster Care system. Alyssa is one of the original plaintiffs in the state’s ongoing foster care lawsuit that began in 2011, and which was just recently heard a...
Issues of abuse and neglect have plagued the state's child welfare agency for decades. It is why the Texas foster care system is undergoing a major overhaul, moving to privatize its services.
The lawsuit against Texas’ foster care system has taken many turns in the 13 years that it has wound through the federal courts. But the decision that now sits before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could be a bombshell. We are worried that in its eagerness...
It took just one day for Texas to appeal a federal judge's ruling concerning the state's foster care system. A federal judge is fining the state $100,000 a day for contempt and neglecting to adequately investigate allegations of abuse against some who are in the system. As of February,...
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Texas state government, please stay in your own lane and leave the local and federal government to do their own jobs. Maybe that would result in the state government improving its their own processes and doing a better job for all Texans. The woeful state o...
This past June, DeSantis criticized a“family friendly” drag showheld at a gay bar in Dallas, Texas. “That is totally inappropriate,”saidDeSantis. “That is not something children should be exposed to.” And while most parents in the U.S. would probably agree with the Gover...
This past June, DeSantis criticized a“family friendly” drag showheld at a gay bar in Dallas, Texas. “That is totally inappropriate,”saidDeSantis. “That is not something children should be exposed to.” And while most parents in the U.S. would probably agree with the Governor...
Similarly, Texas' annual Foster Youth Runaway Report indicates that over the course of a single year, 62 youth (7.9% of those on runaway status) reported being victimized (e.g., HT, sexual abuse, physical abuse) while on the run from foster care, with most youth reporting experiencing ...