New! TexProtects State of the State Report

January 27, 2020

Your Voice - and Action - Matters Between Legislative Sessions As summarized in our last blog post on the legislative interim, the work toward next...

Home Visiting, Legislative

January 15, 2020

The 86th Interim Committee Charges and Child Protection The Texas Legislative Session takes place for 140 days every two years; but it may be a...

Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

October 10, 2019

TexProtects has eagerly awaited the appointment of the next DFPS Commissioner and looks forward to welcoming Ms. Masters to Texas as we continue to work...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services

September 12, 2019

This op-ed was published in the Houston Chronicle, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Longview News-Journal and Alice Echo News-Journal. By Sophie Phillips, TexProtects CEO Yet again, more...

Child Abuse Prevention, Family Connects, Home Visiting

August 28, 2019

DID YOU KNOW? Behavioral health is a term used to refer to the connection between physical and mental health and a person’s behaviorAt least 25%...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative, Trauma & ACEs

July 18, 2019

This op-ed was distributed to and published by newspapers statewide in Texas, including the Dallas Morning News, Longview News-Journal and Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Permission to reprint...

Child Abuse Prevention, Foster Care

July 18, 2019

DID YOU KNOW? In 2018, there were 280,874 reports of suspected child abuse/neglect to Statewide Intake. 66,370 or 24% of those reports were confirmed. Child...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

July 18, 2019

For Immediate Release Contact: Lee Nichols, TexProtects 512-796-9877 or Lee@texprotects.org Austin – Today, 37 organizations dedicated to supporting Texas children and families wrote to state...

Legislative

July 3, 2019

DID YOU KNOW? Four children die from abuse/neglect each week, and 80 percent of victims are 3 years of age and younger.181 children are confirmed...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting, Legislative

July 1, 2019

Smart solutions to child abuse and neglect were put forward by TexProtects during the legislative session, including accomplishments, missed opportunities. View the Report.

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Legislative, Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Trauma & ACEs, Understanding Policy

June 26, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2019 Contact: Lee Nichols 512-796-9877 Lee@texprotects.org Dallas, Texas – Earlier today, Wesley Mathews of Richardson was sentenced by a jury...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services

June 16, 2019

Happy Father’s Day! Today is that day when all over the nation, we salute the men who guided and nurtured us – and perhaps are...

Child Protective Services, Foster Care