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    January 15, 2025

    From Bills to Laws: Advocacy in Action

    Every two years, Texas lawmakers convene for 140 days during the Legislative Session to make crucial budget decisions and update laws that affect all Texans....

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Legislative, Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Texas Prevention Network

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    October 8, 2024

    Home Visiting Programs Build Strong Texas Families

    In 2023, there were 58,120 confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect. Texas children deserve better, and together, we can prevent this from shaping their...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Home Visiting

    Resources

    September 26, 2024

    Virtual Series: Connecting Families To Resources

    Learn how we can connect Texas families to resources through policy efforts in the 89th Legislative Session.

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Legislative, Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Understanding Policy

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    August 29, 2024

    Virtual Series: Building Strong Extended Families

    Learn how to support extended Texas families in the 89th Legislative Session.  

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Legislative

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    August 28, 2024

    What is the Difference between Formal and Informal Kinship?

    When children are to be removed from their homes to ensure their immediate safety, grandparents, abuelas, aunts and uncles, cousins, and close family friends may...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Foster Care, Legislative

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    July 25, 2024

    Virtual Series: Building Strong Families through Community Programming

    Learn how we can support strong Texas families in the 89th Legislative Session.

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Legislative, TexProtects Leadership, Understanding Policy

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    April 27, 2024

    The Texas Prevention Ecosystem

    Families are often supported by multiple systems and it's crucial to collaboratively these factors across multiple sectors of society, not just in silos, to effectively...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Home Visiting

    TexProtects launches the Texas Prevention Network

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    February 1, 2024

    TexProtects launches the Texas Prevention Network

    Originally established in 2012 as the Texas Home Visiting Consortium, this collaborative network began by bringing together approximately 40 home visiting practitioners from across the...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Home Visiting, Texas Prevention Network, TexProtects Leadership

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    September 12, 2023

    TexProtects Names Adrianna Cuéllar Rojas as Chief Executive Officer

    AUSTIN, TX - [Sept. 12, 2023] - TexProtects, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect across Texas, is pleased to announce...

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    TexProtects Leadership

    What is the state of Texas children?

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    March 29, 2023

    What is the state of Texas children?

    TexProtects' annual State of the State presentation highlights data and trends shaping the child protection system in Texas.  In 2022, the child protection system continued...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting, Legislative

    88th Texas Legislative Session Child Welfare Priorities

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    January 30, 2023

    88th Texas Legislative Session Child Welfare Priorities

    This 88th Texas legislative session, our team is working on five key areas of child welfare and protection. We are advocating for the funding, delivery,...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting, Legislative

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    August 8, 2022

    Foster Care: Texas in crisis

    This month marks 11 years into a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas, where the state’s foster care system has shown repeatedly that they...

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    Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative