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...
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 at...
Jack, the semi-retired judge who has become the state’s unofficial foster care czar through some 60 orders aimed at the system over the past decade, “has become too personally involved in the proceedings” to provide even the “appearance of justice” in the high-st...
District Judge Janis Graham Jack ruled against the State of Texas stating that the foster care system named in a lawsuit was unconstitutional. In her 255 page ruling, Judge Jack stated: "Texas’s PMC (Permanent Managing Conservatorship) children have been shuttled throughout a system where rape...
DALLAS (AP) —A judge ordered Texas to make sweeping changes to its foster care system on Friday, two years after she found it unconstitutionally broken. U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack told the state the overhaul must include improvements in record keeping, caseworker visits and where ...
“What is clear is that politicians should not be tearing apart loving families — and sending their kids into the foster care system — when parents provide recommended medical care that they believe is in the best interest of their child,” said Kate Murphy, the senior policy as...
“But we will wait to see that the governor really follows through on his stated intention. There is a lot of work to do to turn this system around.” Related:‘Children are dying,’ federal judge laments in hearing over Texas foster care lawsuit ...
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Where can I find Texas, my brother, who is in foster care? As a tip, when asking for assistance to locate people, it is always helpful to get specific answers with a particular question to start. Being specific with the location of the record(s) helps minimize broad generalized answers—...