Gov. Greg Abbott and two state agencies are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit representing 10,000 children in long-term foster care. The issue was highlighted by hundreds of cases of children sleeping in CPS offices, hotels and other unregulated locations.
A U.S. district judge grilled the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for its handling of foster children in the state's care.A U.S. district judge grilled the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for its handling of foster children in the state's care.
"Texas, in spite of 11 years of litigation, was not prepared for closing all these unsafe GROs and thrust all these children into hotels motels and offices," she said. The state hired a panel of experts to examine the problem. Those three experts also said group homes are not a good option. The judge also urged DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters to stop sending Texas children to out-of-state facilities where multiple violations were found.
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