According to a report by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), more than 100 children have died while in the state's child welfare system since 2020.
Most of the deaths were attributed to “preexisting medical conditions” or abuse suffered before the children entered the system, according to the DFPS report. The numbers are on par with those reported in previous years.
The judge overseeing Texas’ troubled child welfare system says she's lost confidence in the state’s investigation into claims of sex trafficking at a Bastrop shelter for teens.