Even with $40M shortfall, state will hire 550 new CPS workers

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The commissioner for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) says his agency will hire an additional 550 investigators and caseworkers for Child Protective Services in an effort to combat the current backlog involving neglected and abused children in Texas.
Commissioner Hank Whitman’s enhanced methods to tackle to the problem is a direct response to a directive issued by state leaders last week. In his letter addressed to Gov.