After the model folded in San Antonio, sending 1,200 kids back to the old system, the state expanded community-based care in south Texas.
The chamber is considering a bill to require CPS investigators to notify individuals of their right to record, but prohibit the online publishing of that recording.
Like other similar bans, Senate Bill 1646 would officially count puberty blockers and gonadectomies as child abuse.
CPS dropped their accusations against Drake Pardo’s parents over a year ago and has now formally removed them from the state’s child abuse registry.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
The legislation intends to clarify the Texas Family Code and add in more due-process rights for parents to keep families together when possible.
After a court dismissed the CPS case against Drake Pardo's parents, the Pardo family is now petitioning to have their name removed from the Child Abuse Registry.
Since June, the Pardo family has been fighting for their son Drake to return home from CPS. Now it's going to happen.
Jaime Masters has been selected by Governor Abbott to lead the Department of Family and Protective Services: a role that has been vacant since May.
In a small victory for the Pardos, Judge Tracy Gray ordered 4-year-old Drake moved from foster care to the home of a family friend while the CPS case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court.
The controversial CPS removal of a four-year-old could linger in courts for another month after the Texas Supreme Court granted an extension on the due date of a brief by the executive branch.
