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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
The 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, abolished this agency effective Sept. 1, 2017. [3] DADS services were transferred to HHSC. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) House Bill 5, 85th Regular Legislative Session, 2017, established DFPS as an agency independent of Texas Health and Human Services effective Sept. 1, 2017. [4]
Child Protective Services (CPS) is a government agency that investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervenes by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or placing the child in foster care which may involve removing them from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
Texas Commission on Jail Standards; Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct; Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; Texas Commission on the Arts; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities; Texas Council on Competitive Government; Texas County and District Retirement System ...
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act [1] is a federal statute that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The Walsh Act organizes sex offenders into three tiers according to the crime committed, and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious tier) update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime registration requirements.
A person must be at least 15-17 years of age to publicly drink an alcoholic beverage in Texas, with some exceptions. [1]Texas is one of ten states (California, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New York, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that allow consumption by minors in the presence of consenting and supervising family members.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. and North American energy regulators on Thursday issued recommendations and mandatory electric reliability standards for utilities that they hope will prevent a repeat ...
In March 2021, Texas courts have fully recognised that LGBT individuals have employment protections, based on the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) legal precedent. [102] In 2022, Texas became a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to overturn some LGBT protections on Constitutional grounds. [103]