Texas CPS, foster care caseworker turnover continues to drop
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
10/24/2018
4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Frank, James B.; Privatization; State employee turnover
Texas spends $30M on overtime, contract labor at homes for disabled
Austin American Statesman
Ball, A.
06/06/2018
4 doc(s)
Mentally disabled persons; Overtime pay; State employee salaries; State supported living centers
Despite improvements, CPS missing mark on timely investigations
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
12/06/2017
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Checks on at-risk children pick up
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
04/12/2017
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Nelson, Jane; Schwertner, Charles; State employee salaries; Uresti, Carlos; Wu, Gene
House approves major bump to Texas’ troubled child welfare system
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
04/10/2017
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Isaac, Jason; Muñoz, Sergio, Jr.; Texas Enterprise Fund
Texas lawmakers should follow the feds' blueprint for fixing CPS
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
02/05/2017
2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care
Raises now cover CPS transfers
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
02/03/2017
5 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries
Lawmakers pitch agency reorganization for CPS, foster care systems
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
01/31/2017
6 doc(s)
Burkett, Cindy; Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Frank, James B.; Kinship care; Nelson, Jane
Texas CPS veterans angry they’re left out of pay raises as confusion on rules sets in
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/30/2017
5 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; State employee salaries
Union backs raise for state workers
Dallas Morning News
Pruner, D.
01/24/2017
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
González, Mary; Howard, Donna; Rodríguez, José; State employee salaries
Raises will be retroactive for workers who must wait
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/10/2017
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; State employee salaries
What is to blame for our flawed, failing Child Protection System?
Austin American Statesman
Peddycoart, N.
12/28/2016
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; State employee turnover
Foster care showdown ahead for Legislature
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
12/25/2016
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Foster care; Nelson, Jane; Schwertner, Charles; Uresti, Carlos
Child abuse deaths rose and CPS crisis worsened despite Gov. Greg Abbott's pressure to reform 'broken' system
Dallas Morning News
McSwane, J.
12/23/2016
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; State employee salaries; Turner, Chris
A broken CPS can't survive on a broken pay promise to its seasoned caseworkers
Dallas Morning News
Ragland, J.
12/22/2016
5 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; State employee salaries
Delayed raises criticized
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/21/2016
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Personnel management; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Dan Patrick's transgender bathroom crusade
Abilene Reporter-News
McNeely, D.
12/15/2016
9 doc(s)
LGBTQ persons; Patrick, Dan; Public restrooms; Straus, Joe, III
The Kids Who Need Us Most
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/12/2016
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Foster care; Schwertner, Charles
Large-scale fixes proposed for state’s troubled foster care system
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
12/09/2016
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Foster care; Nelson, Jane; Schwertner, Charles; Uresti, Carlos
Abbott asks CPS to begin moving very troubled foster kids out of institutions, using federal money
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/08/2016
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Pilot programs; Schwertner, Charles
State’s Fight Hurts Children
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/04/2016
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care
Funding gets final OK, with strings
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/03/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Leach, Jeff; State employee salaries
Plan for new CPS hires, raises hits launch day — and finally wins Texas leaders’ OK
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
12/02/2016
6 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Legislative Budget Board, Texas; Nelson, Jane; Otto, John; Patrick, Dan; State employee salaries; Straus, Joe, III
Lawmakers agree to hire more CPS workers, give raises
San Antonio Express News
Ward, M.
12/02/2016
6 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; State employee salaries; Straus, Joe, III
$7M spent, but it’s not over yet
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/30/2016
6 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Class action lawsuits; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Lawsuit costs; Whitman, Hank
State rejects court-ordered proposal to fix foster care system
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
11/23/2016
7 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Special masters
Can state that fails kids so miserably say that it’s great?
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
11/20/2016
1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Child welfare
CPS workers express concern over agency troubles
San Angelo Standard Times
Gaitan, M.
11/18/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services
Legislative panel recommends major raises for CPS employees
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Evans, M.
11/09/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Patrick, Dan; Schwertner, Charles; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Panel supports some raises, hires
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/08/2016
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; State employee salaries; State employee turnover
Fixing Texas’ foster care system will take money
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
11/06/2016
4 doc(s)
Foster care
CPS' problems are deep-seated and need more than money to fix
Houston Chronicle
Burton, R.
11/06/2016
3 doc(s)
Child abuse; Child Protective Services
Texas urged to end foster care group homes, limit caseworker workloads
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
11/05/2016
2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Jack, Janis Graham; Nelson, Jane; Special masters; Watson, Kirk
CPS sees most of 500 high-risk kids
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
11/02/2016
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Whitman, Hank
CPS backlog grows despite extra effort to see at-risk kids
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
11/02/2016
5 doc(s)
Bettencourt, Paul; Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Task forces; Whitman, Hank
Fixing CPS may carry hefty price tag, maybe $91 million
Abilene Reporter-News
Moritz, J.
11/01/2016
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Nelson, Jane; Whitmire, John
Pay Texas CPS workers more
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
11/01/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Can governor-appointed agency director deliver CPS reform?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/30/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Nelson spurs movement on endangered Texas kids
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
10/30/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries
CPS proposes $12,000 pay raise to keep caseworkers from quitting
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
10/29/2016
3 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Nelson, Jane; State employee salaries
Senators indicate quick fix for CPS not likely
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
10/29/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Nelson, Jane; Schwertner, Charles; State agency budgets; Whitman, Hank; Whitmire, John
CPS plan would give staffers $12,000 raise
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
10/28/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Foster care; Nelson, Jane; Schwertner, Charles; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
Foster care agency addresses concerns
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
10/28/2016
4 doc(s)
Caseworkers; Child abuse; Child Protective Services; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Nelson, Jane; Seliger, Kel; State agency budgets; State employee salaries; Whitman, Hank
