New! TexProtects State of the State Report

February 24, 2021

The best way to get policymakers to make the changes we need to protect children and families is to provide them with evidence that proves...

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

February 14, 2021

Read the latest op-ed by Sophie Phillips, TexProtects CEO, at the Austin-American Statesman. "We must consider additional actions we can take to prevent children from...

Child Protective Services

February 9, 2021

More than One in Four Latino and Black Household with Children Are Experiencing Three or More Hardship during COVID-19 (Child Trends)  “During the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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

February 5, 2021

TexProtects continues to follow the latest developments on the foster care lawsuit. For the first time since the lawsuit began, Governor Greg Abbott publicly stated at the beginning of this month that the state...

Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

February 4, 2021

Austin – Yesterday, Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to comply with orders by U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack in a nearly 10-year-old class-action lawsuit over...

Foster Care

February 2, 2021

The 87th Texas Legislative Session is underway, and both the House and Senate have released their proposed budgets for the upcoming 2022-2023 biennium. With more...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Home Visiting

February 1, 2021

The process of bills becoming laws in Texas. View the Infographic.

Understanding Policy

January 21, 2021

The 87th Legislative Session kicked off last week and after a flurry of activity Tuesday through Thursday, both houses adjourned until January 26, 2021. Here...

Legislative

January 15, 2021

The 87th Legislative Session is underway, and with it comes the opportunity to fight for smart solutions to child abuse and neglect. Now more than...

Child Abuse Prevention, Foster Care, Legislative

January 7, 2021

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Foster Care (Child Trends) “In this brief, Child Trends examines the prevalence of children and youth...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

January 1, 2021

Responses from 72 home visiting programs funded through Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI). View the Survey.

Home Visiting

December 9, 2020

The work of the 87th Legislature is already well underway, and TexProtects’ staff is hard at work alongside agency and legislative leaders in ensuring that...

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