Gov. Greg Abbott vows Texas will do ‘exactly’ what federal judge requires on foster care
The Republican governor said he and lawmakers will provide needed funding “to live up to” edicts for improvement by U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack.
Gov. Greg Abbott for the first time has pledged that Texas will do exactly what a federal judge presiding over a foster care lawsuit has ordered. He s also promised to try to win additional state funds for improvements. In 2017 file photo, a therapist at a respected Austin foster care facility works with a young girl.
AUSTIN Gov. Greg Abbott for the first time has pledged that Texas will do “exactly” what a federal judge presiding over a foster care lawsuit has ordered and that he and lawmakers will provide the funding “to live up to” her edicts.