Jennifer and Chad Brackeen, an anesthesiologist and a stay-at-home dad, already had two biological children when…
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Bastrop County grand jury declines to indict caretaker at center of The Refuge abuse scandal
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In Texas youth prisons, children trapped in their cells use water bottles and lunch trays for toilets
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Texas’ child welfare agency told staffers to keep quiet about gender-affirming care investigations, documents show
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Judge asks Texas to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities facing child abuse investigation
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Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system
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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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Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning
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