Texas not taking basic steps to protect children, report says

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Experts charged with recommending fixes to Texas’ child welfare program advise the state to dedicate more resources and get back to basics.
Child Protective Services caseworkers are responsible for finding abused and neglected children in Texas, removing them if necessary, and moving them through the state’s child welfare system. In 2015, Federal District Judge Janis Jack charged child care experts Kevin Ryan and Francis McGovern to recommend reforms to the