/tags/foster-care Foster Care en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:39:03 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-17/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures Texas was found in contempt Monday by U.S. District Judge Janis Jack for violating two of the court's orders in its long-running foster litigation. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:39:03 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-17/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures Paul Flahive /crime-justice/2024-04-16/texas-child-welfare-foster-care-abuse-lawsuit A hearing in December showed allegations of abuse and neglect of youth went unaddressed at facilities for people with intellectual disabilities, and investigations were poorly run. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:55:41 GMT /crime-justice/2024-04-16/texas-child-welfare-foster-care-abuse-lawsuit Paul Flahive /texas/2022-07-27/federal-judge-orders-texas-to-comply-with-senate-investigation-into-residential-treatment-facilities Texas has removed foster youth from at least one facility managed by companies being investigated by U.S. senators. 48 youth remain at 11 facilities, according to a federal judge. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:18:21 GMT /texas/2022-07-27/federal-judge-orders-texas-to-comply-with-senate-investigation-into-residential-treatment-facilities Paul Flahive /crime-justice/2022-04-21/bastrop-shelter-caretaker-accused-of-exploiting-girls-was-fired-from-previous-job-for-misconduct State records show Iesha Greene was fired in 2020 from a state juvenile facility for having inappropriate relationships with children. The Refuge said it was aware of her previous work there, but it never requested her publicly available personnel records. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:06:11 GMT /crime-justice/2022-04-21/bastrop-shelter-caretaker-accused-of-exploiting-girls-was-fired-from-previous-job-for-misconduct Zach Despart, Reese Oxner /crime-justice/2022-03-18/sex-trafficking-allegations-get-senate-hearing-as-committee-dives-deep-into-foster-care-system Was there or wasn’t there sex trafficking at The Refuge, the Bastrop-based residential treatment center? Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:08:48 GMT /crime-justice/2022-03-18/sex-trafficking-allegations-get-senate-hearing-as-committee-dives-deep-into-foster-care-system Paul Flahive /health/2022-03-11/for-lgbtq-texans-the-fight-over-gender-affirming-care-is-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-political-attacks Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate family and medical providers who help young transgender youth receive gender-affirming care. The move immediately attracted a legal challenge and condemnation across the country from LGBTQ+ advocates. They say the state policy is part of a years-long campaign against trans youth in Texas � and it’s inspired one young Texan to speak out. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:28:21 GMT /health/2022-03-11/for-lgbtq-texans-the-fight-over-gender-affirming-care-is-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-political-attacks Andrew Weber /news/2022-03-11/victims-of-sex-trafficking-allegedly-trafficked-again-in-state-contracted-treatment-facility Court documents and an emergency federal hearing shed light on an investigation into a Bastrop-based residential treatment program and allegations from at least eight girls of sex trafficking. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:21:07 GMT /news/2022-03-11/victims-of-sex-trafficking-allegedly-trafficked-again-in-state-contracted-treatment-facility Paul Flahive /health/2021-05-10/new-report-shows-texas-foster-care-system-still-falling-short At least 23 children have died in foster care since 2019; many are also sleeping in state offices rather than in foster homes. Mon, 10 May 2021 18:47:09 GMT /health/2021-05-10/new-report-shows-texas-foster-care-system-still-falling-short Jill Ament, Caroline Covington /texas/2020-09-04/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-court-hearing-over-texas-foster-care From Texas Standard:Federal Judge Janis Graham Jack of Corpus Christi said in a hearing Thursday that the state has let for-profit providers endanger the� Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:30:28 GMT /texas/2020-09-04/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-court-hearing-over-texas-foster-care Jill Ament /texas/2020-08-07/pandemic-limits-some-kids-and-parents-in-the-cps-system-to-video-visits From Texas Standard:While some families in quarantine are spending more time together than ever before, those in the Child Protective Services, or CPS� Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:15:34 GMT /texas/2020-08-07/pandemic-limits-some-kids-and-parents-in-the-cps-system-to-video-visits Sarah Gabrielli