Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS)

Texas aims to contract child welfare services to private providers by 2029 under a system called "community-based care." The abrupt cancelation of its contract with a foster care provider serving eastern North Texas after child deaths has community stakeholders questioning the system's effectiveness.

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.