Texas must make fundamental changes to CPS that focus on protecting children in their families when possible or in their communities and fully commit to community-based foster care as the vehicle for CPS reform. Texas should transfer the full continuum of child welfare services to regional providers.
Family
Why Texas Needs an Office of Parental Rights
Governor Greg Abbott made parental rights a big focus of his RNC midterm convention speech, declaring: “I put a stop to the craziness by signing laws that protect parents’ rights in the state of Texas.” Texas has indeed made major strides to advance parental rights in recent years, both through statute and a voter-approved constitutional...
September 17, 2026