child abuse

State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases.

A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family violence in 2020.

Texas keeps public in the dark on its agencies actions or inactions in child abuse and neglect deaths

Texas reports drop in child abuse and neglect deaths but the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The hearing included emotional testimony from Cindy Clemishire, who accused Southlake megachurch pastor Robert Morris of sexually abusing her as a child in the 1980s — allegations Morris has since been indicted on.

A bill to reduce sentences for domestic abuse survivors who "fail to protect" their children failed in the Oklahoma legislature. Prosecutors say the state law targets enablers, not victims. Advocates argue it overwhelmingly punishes mothers trapped in abusive relationships.

The reports, which range from September 2022 to little more than a month before her death, warned that the child wasn’t supervised, was living in a home without utilities and was around drugs, among other allegations. A 25-year-old man has since been charged with capital murder, first-degree murder and rape.

The number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in Lubbock County has decreased for the first time in a decade. This could be following a nationwide trend, but some say it’s only because of a definition change.

Despite a child sexual assault investigation, a San Antonio foster executive kept his job at Texas Foster Care & Adoption Services.

In 2020, Texas had an estimated 65,000 victims of child abuse, and the two cities with the highest rates in the state - Abilene and Lubbock - are in West Texas.