CPS: Protecting Children or Destroying Families?

Parents organize group in an effort to reform Child Protective Services

Dec. 28, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Court Feud: Public Defenders for CPS Cases?

Two civil court judges hope to ensure better legal representation for indigent families

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

CPS Crisis Tops the Agenda

Perry pledges more money, but not enough

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Is a CPS Public Defender's Office a Good Idea?

Aug. 30, 2008 Postmarks

CPS Is Not There to Help

Aug. 30, 2006 Postmarks

Perry Calls for CPS Probe

The governor orders another investigation of human-services agency

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Crunching Numbers And Kids at CPS

Has GOP fiscal austerity put children's and seniors' lives on the line?

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

More FLDS Woes for CPS

State Child Protective Services took more than 400 children into custody after the FLDS raid last summer; they’ve since dropped 415 of those cases

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Don't Privatize CPS

April 21, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

Full-scale privatization resisted

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Luv Doc: A Handful

You can’t just beat children anymore unless you want CPS all up in your chili

July 19, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Family Values

Why don't we protect Texas children? Because we'd rather not spend the money.

Oct. 22, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Texas Supreme Court Backs FLDS Mothers

Children reunite with parents in wake of Supremes' decision

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hundreds of Children Removed From FLDS Compound

State officials descend on West Texas polygamist sect after allegations of abuse

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Those Mothers!

High-court ruling favors mothers over the Lone Star State

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

FLDS Hearings Turn on Ages of Mothers

Fallout from West Texas raid continues

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Taking Children Private

The road to privatizing Child Protective Services is getting slick and dangerous

April 8, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

July 23, 2004 Column

Problem With Texas Human Services Agencies Is Inadequate Funding

July 16, 2004 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Lege Lines: Think of the Children

Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

May 20, 2005 News Column

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

UT Murder Coverage Misses the Point

Article's portrayal of suspect's mom demeaning, judgmental

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Battle of the Badges 2016

Jan. 25, 2016 Photo Gallery

Then There's This: Surrendering Power

Council is poised to give up control of Austin Energy, no matter how you feel about it

April 12, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: AE and the Lege

City officials planning for the worst, hoping for the best

July 20, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

'Hey, Perry, Veto This!'

With deadline looming, forces mobilize to push governor's red pen

June 19, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

1   2   3   4     NEXT ›    4 »