Texas

More than 2,300 employees who monitor the care of kids in Texas Department of Family Services custody have left the agency this year.

After Texas and Florida made it harder to provide shelter for unaccompanied minors, the Biden administration wants to add federal monitoring.

A report commissioned by the Texas Legislature has found that children involved in the foster care system should live with families rather than in residential facilities.

When judges decide to post juvenile court proceedings online publicly, young people can suffer in the long run.

Legislating against abortion is securing unwanted children a spot in foster care, guaranteeing failure for that child, writes Nileh Irsan.

Federal education officials are investing millions of dollars into studying programs that help foster youth making the transition from high school to college.

In Texas, a novel residential program provides young men who have survived sex trafficking with health care, legal help and animal therapy.

A new study found that nationwide, there's an "unequal and limited use of diversion" efforts to keep kids out of the criminal justice system.

At least 48 Texas children are housed at facilities run by organizations under an investigation launched by two U.S. senators.