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Texas held in contempt over child welfare failures

Texas has been held in contempt by a federal judge in the state's long running battle over its child welfare system. It will be forced to pay $100,000 a day in fines until it comes back into ... read more

Federal judge fines Texas child welfare agency $100K per day for foster care failures

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge has ordered Texas ... read more

1-year-old child dies after dog attack in North Texas

DUNCANVILLE — A 1-year-old child died after a dog attack in Duncanville, police said. Just after 10:30 a.m. Monday, Duncanville police officers were called to a home in the 1500 block of Lime ... read more

North Texas man accused of sexually abusing child gets 52-year prison sentence

A man accused of child pornography and continuous sexual ... He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the Dallas Morning News, he was a reporter for the Austin ... read more

A $9.4B loss: Texas restaurants, businesses pursue child care reform with economic lens

The Employers for Childcare Task Force consists of more than 50 businesses advocating for child care reform in Texas. read more

Texas high school cosmetology teacher is arrested on CHILD TRAFFICKING charges by giving runaways a place to stay before forcing them into prostitution

A Texas high school cosmetology teacher and her son have been charged with child trafficking after she allegedly offered troubled teens a place to stay then compelled them into prostitution ... read more

Texas held in contempt over child welfare failures

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will be fined $100,000 a day until it comes into compliance on two remedial court orders. read more

A $9.4B loss: Texas restaurants, businesses pursue child care reform with economic lens

Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com Child care providers, early educators and families navigating Texas’ child care system have been treading water for years. Now, private businesses are ... read more