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Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions — but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the state’s foster care system, according to court records. The Whataburger Center, a shelter for foster children in San Antonio named aft...

REESE OXNER, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A child sleep at the Children's Shelter of San Antonio on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has awarded a major foster care contract to Family Tapestry, a division of the Children's Shelter of San Antonio.Billy Calzada, Staff / Staff Photographer Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions — but failed to report the vio...

Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter It didn't end until a whistleblower came forward MGN By: REESE OXNER and last updated 2021-05-13 11:23:39-04 Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions — but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the state’s foster care system, according to court records. The Whataburger Center,...

Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn't end until a whistleblower came forward Pixabay and last updated 2021-05-13 12:13:16-04 SAN ANTONIO, TX — Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions — but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs taske...

April 8, 2021 Share Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday they received three reports alleging abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border. It is the first time state officials announced they are investigating such allegations at one of the emergency facilities the U.S. government has quickly set up in Texas amid a sharp increase in crossings of unaccompanied youths. A county official who also volunteers at the San Antonio site, the Freeman Coliseum, said the nature of the allegations do not ali...