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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 Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. It was established by House Bill 2292 in 2003 during the 78th Legislature, [ 1 ] which consolidated twelve different healthcare agencies into five entities under the oversight of HHSC.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is a United States law, first authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL 98–457), that provides federal funding to help victims of domestic violence and their dependent children by providing shelter and related help, offering violence prevention programs, and improving how service agencies work together in communities.
A proposed Texas law that would criminalize medical child abuse has been approved by a House committee after a hearing last week that included testimony from the Tarrant County sheriff.. The ...
A Texas teen died after the state’s ban on abortion stopped her from getting life-saving medical care while experiencing pregnancy complications. On October 28, 2023, the day of her baby shower ...
A North Texas family is seeking help to raise funds for the funeral of their 16-year-old son and brother, who was on life support at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth after a ...
He is a registered lobbyist in Texas, [5] and in 2013 said that he had "been lobbying the Capitol for 26 years." [6] Texas Alliance for Life helped draft a strict state anti-abortion law (House Bill 2 of 2013) that imposed targeted regulation of abortion providers, leading to the closure more than two dozen clinics across Texas. [7]
Here’s how lawmakers can help kids even more | Opinion. Katie Olse. January 26, 2023 at 2:36 PM. ... Katie Olse is CEO of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, a statewide network of ...