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How a push to protect parental rights is reshaping Texas’ foster care system

Recent court rulings and new laws make it tougher for the state to remove children from their homes.

Fresh off last year’s voter approval of a parental rights amendment to the state’s constitution, three rulings last month signal how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services faces more scrutiny when it comes to permanently removing children from harmful and abusive families. In two cases last month, the Texas Supreme Court pushed back […]

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