Over the last several legislative sessions, the Legislature has enacted reforms that have resulted in a historic transformation of the Texas child welfare system. Today, the Department of Family and Protective Services removes fewer children into foster care and protects more children from abuse and neglect than ever before. Texas has become an example for the entire nation of how to successfully prioritize keeping kids with their families while keeping them safe. House Bill 2216builds on this success by improving the quality of services provided by DFPS to prevent foster care entries and strengthen families.
K-12 Education
The Importance of Chronological History Instruction with Spiraled Themes and Integration Explained through the Enlightenment
History is the story of all of us, and our story is most effectively taught as a coherent story that unfolds across time. History and social studies classes seem to be only about stuffy dates and times that are dusted off every year for a once-over and then put back on the shelf, never to...
August 26, 2025