Texas Lawmakers OK millions for raises, new staff for CPS

The state will hire more than 800 workers and give pay raises to 7,000 employees within its beleaguered Child Protective Services program as part of an emergency plan to address a manpower crisis that has impaired the state's ability to protect hundreds of vulnerable and abused children.

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• Budget leaders approve big raises for CPS caseworkers