Texas lawmakers fired up about state CPS and foster care woes

On Monday, the Senate Finance Committee scrutinized Department of Family and Protective Services budget requests while the House Workgroup on Child Protective Services floated a proposal to make the department a standalone agency.

More >> Texas lawmakers fired up about state CPS and foster care woes

• Proposed child agency fixes include upping payments to relatives
• Texas House proposes big changes to ailing child welfare system, while senators decry slow progress
• Texas children under Child Protective Services care still in jeopardy
• Proposed Texas CPS fix would make DFPS a stand-alone agency
• Bi-partisan group of Texas lawmakers hoping to restructure CPS, foster care