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.
Family
The solution to gun violence isn’t public policy
We are a nation in crisis. It’s not a gun crisis or even a mental health crisis. It’s a crisis of fatherlessness. Each time we see such senseless violence unfold as the devastating shooting that made the small town of Uvalde a household name, we cry anew for policy solutions. But almost every such attack...
June 16, 2022