Gov. Greg Abbott

In 2022, The Imprint reported on state policies that used child protective services to target transgender youth and their families.

When Child Protective Services in Texas fails families, Judge Aurora Martinez Jones is determined to find solutions.

The Texas Legislature is ramping up its oversight of the state’s child welfare agency amid ongoing revelations of children harmed in government care and repeated condemnations from the federal courts.

In Texas, an employee with the state child welfare agency is among the first parents to be investigated for accessing gender-affirming medical care for her child after an order from Gov. Greg Abbott.

The political attacks on LGBTQ youth in the Texas foster care system began years ago and continue today, resulting in fewer protections and resources.

Two new Texas laws aim to provide parents with greater protection from termination of their parental rights — often described as "the civil death penalty."