Headlines

"...Child safety caseworkers need a $12,000 raise, Texas Child Protective..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

Quote of the Week

"...the Legislative Budget Board take immediate action to increase Child Protective Services foster child caseworker salaries in “high-turnover, high-workload”..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column

Senate Approves Judicial Bypass Restrictions

Senate OKs bill restricting abortion access for abused minors

"..."loose," as the Chronicle recently reported (see "Suffer the Children," May 22)...."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anti-Abortion Bill Aimed at Minors Advances

Senate gives preliminary nod to bill restricting judicial bypass

"...House Bill 3994 by Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, restricts..."

May 25, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: The Capital Aggravation Question

Does Lisa Ann Coleman deserve to die?

"...as "Grandma," and she earned a reputation for calling Child Protective Services on any of her suspicions. The witnesses..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Perry's Vexing Vetoes

Perry kills 24 more bills

"...a judge to consider all pre-existing court orders, including child support and visitation issues, before dismissing a child protective..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Franchise Tax Conundrum

How a tax fix is not a tax raise

"...At last week's launch of the new Child Protective Services Roundtable (read more about that in this..."

Jan. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...uses as well, including a dispute resolution center and child care for families involved in Child Protective Services and/or..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature

Last FLDS Custody Case Closed

Polygamist prophet's child bride is moving in with her aunt

"...more than a year of legal wrangling, the massive child protection action taken against Texas members of the Mormon..."

July 30, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Winograd Fixes Austin: NKE Knows Best

Nathan Winograd makes his case for 'taking back' the animal center

"...of abandoned or feral animals with that of abused children. "I want you to imagine if Child Protective Services..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Those Mothers!

High-court ruling favors mothers over the Lone Star State

"...failed to prove that any of an estimated 130 children faced an immediate threat to their "physical health or..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Live-Blogging the City Budget Adoption

Continuously updated blog of the budget adoption.

"...Communities in School. Dunkerley with $140K for Center for Child Protective Services. Now $100K for construction of the Austin..."

Sept. 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...and promoting his federal program of health care for children. See "Kerry Visits Purple Austin."..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Election, the Baby, and the Bathwater

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

"...his unsuccessful attempt to claim his former housekeeper's 20-month-old child, a legal spectacle that likely contributed to his political..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...In a whistleblower account sent on June 24, a Child Protective Services disability specialist warned state officials that Texas'..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature

Austin's Juvenile Court Resists Publicly Addressing Criticisms of Racial Bias

A quiet court

"...only been elected in 2020, but she presides over Child Protective Services cases that can overlap with juvenile court..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Juvenile Court’s Secret Hiring Process for Judges Falls Under Scrutiny

Disorder in the court?

"...Davis told us. The court handles the cases of children accused of committing crimes, everything from theft to murder...."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...parts of state government that are endemically underfunded. Like Child Protective Services and the state foster care system, or..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

"...a social worker. The artist also worked for Texas Child Protective Services for 30 years, in recent decades on..."

Dec. 5, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Pro-Choice Demonstrators Turn Out by the Thousands

Protests at schools, the Texas Capitol continue after leaked Supreme Court decision

"...closely tied to Gov. Greg Abbott's recent order for Child Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children...."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Lege Lines: Only 139 Days to Go for the 86th Texas Legislature

House, Senate gavel in with new leadership

"...top the list, which also includes repair work for Child Protective Services, school safety and mental health, human trafficking,..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: A New Path for State House Dems

The promise of new Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner

"...problems, whether it's public education, mental health care, or child protective services...."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Save the children: Gov. Greg Abbott declared Child Protective Services a primary..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Falsely accused of sexual assault as a teen, Michael Arena is free but not exonerated

"...Larson now live together in Temple with Larson's four children. Together, they're planning a move to Copperas Cove. It..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Politics Gift Guide

Part 2

"...make a wish come true for a kid in Child Protective Services. Choose a wish list gift tag from..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature

Headlines

"...Child Protective Services has launched an internal review in the..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature

’Twas the Night Before Sundance

I'm coming for you, Robert Redford!

"...is then sent to live with his aunt by Child Protective Services. Now Hollis and Wes are forced to..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

DVDanger: Dark Skies

Keri Russell is a modern suburban scream queen

"...do you not think, "Wait, why has no-one called child protective services?" Well, in Dark Skies, that's what they..."

June 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...serve as a clinical professor and director of the Children's Rights Clinic at the UT Law School. McCown, a..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature

Headlines

"...with a head injury caused by Gatica's now-deceased grandmother; Child Protective Services investigated but never informed APD about the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature

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