Texas’ child welfare agency told staffers to keep quiet about gender-affirming care investigations, documents show

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Head of embattled Texas child abuse investigations resigns after less than a year

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Texas Supreme Court allows child abuse investigations into families of transgender teens to continue

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Lack of communication between child welfare and juvenile justice systems hurts foster kids, court monitors say

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Bastrop shelter caretaker accused of exploiting girls was fired from previous job for misconduct with children

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$2M worth of meth found in mobile home near Scenic River Drive in east Harris County

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Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning

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Analysis: Texas candidates’ silence allows persistent foster care problems to fester

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Over 100 children have died in Texas’ child welfare system since 2020, report says

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Judge loses trust in Texas’ child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry

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