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Recent News About Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Texas AG declares sex-change procedures on children and prescription puberty blockers to be 'child abuse' under state law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law. -
Texas DFPS faces suit alleging employee sexual harassment, discrimination
HOUSTON — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is facing a suit alleging sexual harassment and discrimination. -
Federal judge to rule on doctor lawsuit against Adult Protective Services over guardianized elderly mom
AUSTIN - A U.S. Magistrate issued a report recommending that Austin-based federal judge Lee Yeakel dismiss a pediatrician's lawsuit against Adult Protective Services, concerning her elderly mother who died under court-appointed guardianship. -
Federal judge stays discovery in Texas physician's lawsuit against Adult Protective Services
HOUSTON - U.S. District Judge Susan Hightower has granted the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ (TDFPS) unopposed motion to stay discovery in litigation involving a physician executive who alleges the state agency violated her equal protection and due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. -
Texas doctor sues Adult Protective Services staff over elder exploitation report
HOUSTON - The physician who sued a Houston probate judge over her guardianized mother’s will has also filed a complaint in federal court against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services accusing the state agency of equal protection and due process violations. -
Former Department of Family and Protective Services employee alleges he was discriminated against
SHERMAN – A Grayson County man alleges his African-American race was a factor in his termination from a state agency. -
State agency accused of demoting employee because of race, gender
HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has been sued by a male former employee for race and sex discrimination. -
Institutional Reform Litigation and the Demise of Democracy: Part II
This is the second of two posts regarding an ongoing federal court lawsuit against the state of Texas’ foster care system, M.D. v. Abbott, now pending before the Fifth Circuit. State-run foster care systems are frequent targets of “institutional reform litigation.” Most states have been sued in federal court by activist groups alleging deficiencies. The reasons are obvious: foster care is a messy business, fraught with tragic situations and involving the most vulnerable members of society—children. Let us stipulate that child abuse and parental neglect are serious problems, deserving our compassion and attention. Let us also recognize that the problem is complex and defies easy solutions. The disintegration of the family unit is a catastrophe. No matter how much money is spent attempting to repair the damage of broken and dysfunctional families, the results will be imperfect. Critics will always be able to identify flaws, especially in hindsight. -
Galveston fitness club designates witnesses for suit over child's fall
GALVESTON - A local fitness club named in a father's personal injury lawsuit submitted a list of witnesses, recent court records show. -
Suit alleges white woman subjected to 'hostility, favoritism and racism' prior to firing
HOUSTON - Alleging a supervisor of hers at her former employer racially discriminated against her prior to her termination, Harris County resident Olivia Wright has filed a lawsuit. -
Texas Times: Protecting The Most Vulnerable This Season
This holiday season, while many of us are fortunate to spend quality time with our loved ones enjoying the spirit of the season, there are many children across Texas and the country who are subjected to a much different experience. -
State agency sued over Port Arthur wreck
A Port Arthur and a Crystal Beach resident have filed suit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, alleging a driver for the department collided with their vehicle. -
Child center sues to keep doors open
After several downscale reviews by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Upscale Child Development Center is suing to keep its doors open. -
Preschool sued after child's alleged abuse by other student
After learning a church-run preschool had been cited by the state 35 times over the past three years, two fuming parents filed suit against Wesley United Methodist Church � alleging the "wrongdoers seem to like to 'talk the talk' of safety instead of actually 'walk that walk' to protect children." -
Judge issues TRO against preschool in light of abuse allegations
A restraining order has been issued against Wesley United Methodist Church, prohibiting the church from tampering with or destroying any evidence that might prove allegations of inappropriate touching between two children at its preschool.