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Raise awareness, prevent child abuse – Blue Ribbon Month events in east Texas
The blue ribbon became a symbol for children across the country whose lives ended as a result of adult rage, and it catalyzed ...
Texas Senate committee approves bill mandating safety barriers at emergency rooms
A bill requiring hospitals to install safety barriers at emergency room entrances unanimously passed out of the Texas Senate ...
North Texas superintendent, 2 educators arrested after video of alleged child abuse surfaces
Millsap ISD Superintendent Edie Martin and two former educators were arrested for allegedly abusing an autistic child in a ...
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Governor Abbott Bolsters Texas Family and Protective Services Council with Strategic Appointments
Texas Governor Abbott appoints three members to the Family and Protective Services Council to serve until 2031, aiming to enhance the state's family welfare programs.
Court rules Texas can place LGBTQ+ foster kids into unsupportive homes
A federal court judge ruled March 13 that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot require Texas’ ...
San Antonio Current5d
Texas doesn’t have to place LGBTQ foster youth in homes that affirm their identities, court rules
A federal judge has blocked a Biden-era rule that said providing foster children with 'safe and proper care' required placing ...
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Organizations working to bring awareness of ongoing fight in Hunt County
Several community organizations and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services are joining forces to bring awareness to the ongoing fight against child abuse in Hunt County. Organizations ...
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'A place of refuge': Foster care service provider opens new office in Longview, seeks help from community organizations
which had been handled by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ Child Protective Services division. The privatization plan is referred to as Community-Based Care, and the ...