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20 Oct 2016, 9:49 am
Provider Letter No. 16-36 – Clarification of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (ANE) Self-Reporting and “Duty to Report” Requirements HCSSA is required by the Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 97, §97.249, to self-report to both the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) incidents of ANE of HCSSA… [read post]
17 Apr 2008, 10:27 am
A hearing-- generally described in an AP report as "chaotic"-- began today in San Angelo, Texas on the fate of the 415 children being held in temporary custody by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services after last week's raid on an FLDS ranch where they lived. [read post]
4 May 2008, 1:10 am
Carey Cockerell, the Texas Commissioner of Family and Protective Services, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services last Wednesday on developments and challenges in the handling of children taken into foster care after the raid of the FLDS ranch in Eldorado, Texas. [read post]
18 May 2022, 7:00 am
With the help of 33 Tarrant County law enforcement agencies, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Cook Children’s Medical Center, JPS Health Network, Tarrant County Juvenile Services, and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Alliance For Children served 2,497children in 2020-2021. [read post]
20 Jun 2020, 8:37 pm
This is not a criminal charge; however, it could lead to an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 6:48 am
Being accused of child neglect can also lead to an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the potential removal of the child from one's home. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 4:59 pm
May 29, 2008)(per curiam)(CPS case against FLDS sect, Texas Supreme Court family law decisions)IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; from Schleicher County; 3rd district (03-08-00235-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 05-22-08) motion for emergency relief denied Per Curiam OpinionJustice O'Neill delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Johnson and Justice Willett joined.In re… [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 7:52 am
After Three Decades of Public Service, DFPS Commissioner Specia Stepping Down from Top Job AUSTIN – Judge John Specia Jr. announced his intention to retire as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) effective May 31, 2016. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 6:00 am
Austin Adoption Day is a partnership between the Austin Bar Association, Austin Bar Foundation, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and Court Appointed Special Advocates with help from Travis County Juvenile Probation, Partnerships for Children, the Travis County Office of Child Representation, and the Travis County Children’s Protective Services Board. [read post]
17 Aug 2013, 1:47 pm
Although federal and state regulations provide some protections to construction workers and their families, there is still more that can be done. [read post]
14 Mar 2022, 8:10 am
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on March 1, 2022 to challenge a directive from Governor Greg Abbott ordering the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate parents of children who receive gender-affirming care for child abuse. [read post]
2 Dec 2008, 3:57 am
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, which operates the state schools, is working with the Justice Department to address the violations and avoid litigation. [read post]
31 Aug 2023, 6:35 am
According to the facts discussed in the recently published opinion, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services embarked on a legal journey to terminate the parental rights of N.R. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 2:46 am
Additional Resources:Texas Office of Public Insurance CounselConsumer Bill of Rights (Texas Department of Insurance)State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Information Service [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 12:26 am
Media stories yesterday and today (New York Times, Fort Worth Star-Telegram ) gave wide coverage to an affidavit (full text) filed in Sleicher County, Texas District Court in which an investigative supervisor for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services describes the phone calls by a 16-year old inside the FLDS ranch near San Angelo, Texas that led to the much publicized raid on the compound. [read post]
2 Sep 2021, 9:00 am
I am directing that Council and the Office of the White House Counsel to launch a whole-of-government effort to respond to this decision, looking specifically to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to see what steps the Federal Government can take to ensure that women in Texas have access to safe and legal abortions as protected by Roe, and what legal tools we have to insulate women and providers from the impact of… [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am
While the Legislature has not elsewhere defined the phrase “genital mutilation”, nor specifically for males of any age, the Legislature’s criminalization of a particular type of genital mutilation supports an argument that analogous procedures that include genital mutilation—potentially including gender reassignment surgeries—could constitute “abuse” under the Family Code’s broad and nonexhaustive examples of child abuse or neglect.On Feb. 22,… [read post]
4 Oct 2022, 1:48 pm
If a Texas juvenile hearing is closed to the public, are the victims and their families allowed to attend? [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 3:41 pm
Grounds for parental rights termination include constructive abandonment if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the parent has: constructively abandoned the child who has been in the permanent or temporary managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (“Department”) for not less than six months, and: Continue Reading › The post Constructive Abandonment and Parental Rights in… [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 1:08 pm
Provider Letter No. 16-22 HCSSA Self-reports of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation and Provider Investigation Report Form (DADS Form 3613) (Replaces PL 06-12) A HCSSA must self-report all allegations of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation (ANE) to both the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) as required by Texas Health and Safety Code… [read post]
