Ella Carter is a born and raised Austinite and is currently a Junior at McNeil High School. She is heavily involved in debate, journalism, and UIL academics. She loves politics, research and the changing policies across the country. She is thrilled to work with TPPF and excited to contribute to the work they do for the good of the state of Texas and for freedom.
“HEB has a better tracking of their produce than DFPS does of children in their care.” U.S. District Court Judge Janis Jack made that statement in a 2020 hearing for the decades-long M.D. v. Abbott child welfare court case. In 2015, she found that ongoing problems with the Texas foster care system amounted to a...
In June 2019, the Pardo family experienced arguably the worst day of their lives. After a physician falsely accused the parents of medical abuse, their developmentally challenged son Drake, 4, was taken away by Child Protective Services. The Pardos fought six months in court before being cleared of all charges, but the damage had been...
Kari Anne Roy, an Austin resident, had her 6-year-old son escorted home from playing outside by a woman she didn’t know. Her son was outside with his 8-year-old sister, less than 150 yards away from the house. The woman was concerned for the child’s safety in playing outside without an adult, and within a few...