Articles
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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Articles
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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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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Resources
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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Articles
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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Resources
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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Articles
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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News
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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Press Releases
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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Resources
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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Resources
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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Articles
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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