In FY2017, Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) removed 19,782 children from their homes. From November 2016 to November 2017, removals increased 18.1%. More children are entering foster care than exiting (3% more in FY2016, 5% more in FY2017), contributing to a crisis in foster care capacity and increasing the state’s reliance on congregate care.
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What The Atlantic Gets Wrong About Masculinity
“American manhood is a fragile and precarious thing, shattered by the slightest deviation from ever-shifting norms — eating the wrong taco, tasting tofu, not eating meat, or maybe eating too much meat.” —The Atlantic, “The Masculinity Scam” Reading these lines from The Atlantic, I controlled my eye-rolling enough to read the rest of the hit-piece...
July 29, 2026