The 87th Legislature has a unique opportunity to build on recent efforts to reform the Texas child welfare system and make our system more compassionate and responsive. Much of this work will be focused on bringing the state into compliance with the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
Family
Toward an Office of Parental Rights in Texas: A Legal-Political-Historical Approach to the Protection of the Fundamental Rights and Duties of Parents
Toward an Office of Parental Rights in Texas: A Legal-Political-Historical Approach to the Protection of the Fundamental Rights and Duties of Parents Key points: Changing legal images of the family, constitutional disputes, and state overreach threaten parental rights as a broad, actionable claim of parents over the direction of their child’s life. The Due Process Clause...
September 2, 2026