The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...17 years her senior, alleged father of her second child (also named Jim Humphrey), his denial of paternity, and..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

On the Lege

Austin Rep. Elliott Naishtat is leading charges to protect both seniors and children this session

"...the House and Senate without any last-minute shenanigans. Protecting Child Protective Services Here's a newly filed bill that bears..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Page Two

The unprecedented outcry over toll roads ignores a larger problem: We want more government services than we can pay for

"...to operate. The state has, therefore, cut back on services. Now, some see this as a triumph: Shrinking government..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Top 10 State Stories

Our state leaders bumble through the year

"...Chipping Away at CHIP: The 2003 Lege reregulated the children's health-insurance program, cutting back coverage, raising co-payments, tightening registration,..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Day One: Long on Smiles and Short on Dollars

Head for the hills ... the Lege is back in town!

"...to fix the school finance system as well as Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services, all designated emergency..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Strayhorn on Woodside Trails

Former comptroller defends her actions on foster care

"...with the release of her office's 292-page report, "Forgotten Children." The Strayhorn-led investigation into the foster-care system, run by..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

"...Texas is in a crisis where abused and neglected children are concerned, with growing numbers of kids in need..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

CPS Crisis Tops the Agenda

Perry pledges more money, but not enough

"...Gov. Rick Perrys plan to overhaul Child Protective Services is a good effort but doesnt go..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Texas Supreme Court Gives Trans Kids a Partial Win

A glass half full

"...for their kids, and to not do so is child abuse," she told us. Medical experts overwhelmingly agree that..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

To Build a Courthouse

Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired

"...hallway of the courthouse between a woman seeking a protective order ... and the person who she was seeking..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

FLDS Evidence in Dispute

Attorneys squabble over evidence taken during last spring's Yearning for Zion raid

"...Texas Child Protective Services last April took custody of more than..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

True to Their Cause

No More Turf Wars

"...long history of abuse and the family's involvement with Child Protective Services, the system clearly failed, due in large..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...response to your December 28 article titled "CPS: Protecting Children or Destroying Families" by Jordan Smith, I would like..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Lege Lines: Off the Rails Already

Lege opens with sparring chambers, questions about Dukes' future

"...laid out a three-point priority agenda: reforming and strengthening child protective services, strengthening the commitment to mental health provision,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

"Please, Sir, I Want Some More"

The legislative budget process is leaving buckets of blood on the floor.

"...the other shoe dropped on the Health and Human Services Commission proposals to meet Gov. Perry's mandate to cut..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Playing With Fire

There's no spark in this joke-free firefighters-versus-kids flop

"...from a burning cabin, each of them a poster child for human sterilization. While the oldest of them creeps..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Lawyers for Texas Child Protective Services are headed into court today (Thursday) to..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...mother, helped Macias, then 25, care for her four children; Macias was studying for her GED and whenever he..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Derailing Bipartisan Progress?

Political pandering in the face of actual action

"...of the usual partisan spectacle – to help vulnerable children in state custody. The debate, held March 1, centered..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"...told her to marry her rapist or abort the child; she refused to do either. She decided instead to..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Hellion

Austin filmmaker Kat Candler explores the sins of the father in this dark drama starring Aaron Paul.

"...of juvenile detention. In turn, Jacob’s criminal acts trigger child protective services’ placement of Wes in the sequestered custody..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...between 2005 and 2007 Texas led the nation in childhood "food insecurity" – meaning 22 percent of residents under..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

"...Child Protective Services has dumped another load of child custody..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Polygamist Raid Prompted by False Report?

Arrest made in investigation of the phone call that started it all

"...prompted hundreds of Depart­ment of Public Safety officers and Child Protective Services investigators to descend on the gated compound,..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Capitol Chronicle

The people advising state government "belt-tightening" never seem to have very tight belts.

"...the extent of the Texas deficit or the state services actually in jeopardy, he cavalierly dismissed the notion that..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Column by Michael King

On The Lege

Religious Rights

"...that would bar gay and lesbian couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents was left pending late..."

May 7, 1999 News Column

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...quick things: We cut the ribbon on our new Child Protection Center, and I was able to finalize the..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

APD Kills Again

Driver fatally wounded after alleged road rage incident

"...public statement; her son is in the custody of Child Protective Services. Many questions remain unanswered about what happened..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Support Remains for a Travis County Public Defenders' Office

Local judges, community leaders on what needs to happen to create a new office

"...PD structures in place: for juveniles, for parent and child representation on the Child Protective Services docket, and for..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Family Court Feud: Public Defenders for CPS Cases?

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

"...cases in which the Texas Department of Fam­ily and Protective Ser­vices' Child Protect­ive Services Division seeks to terminate parental..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

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