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Texas investigating abuse allegations at migrant facility by Paul J. Weber And Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press Posted Apr 7, 2021 9:25 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 at 9:28 pm EDT AUSTIN, Texas — 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...

Texas child welfare officials are investigating three reports that allege abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 migrant 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 US government has quickly set up in Texas amid an increase in crossings of unaccompanied youths. One of the allegations includes sexual abuse, but no further details were provided. A county official, who also volunteers at the San Antonio site the Freeman Coliseum, told t...

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 Ab...

PORTSMOUTH – In a hot spot for major development, a five-story mixed-use building with frontage on North Mill Pond is being proposed for Green Street. That's in addition to two other five-story buildings already proposed next door on Raynes Avenue, currently making their way through city boards and commissions for review. The proposed developments would further and more densely populate the city's North End area where the AC Hotel, 3S Artspace, and a handful of other new buildings are located.  Going before the Planning Board on Thursday, property owner Stone Creek Realty LLC and appli...

AUSTIN — A federal judge on Friday found Texas in contempt of court — again — for continuing to expose thousands of children to “an unreasonable risk of serious harm” while they are in foster care. U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack threatened to levy fines of $75,000 a day against the state Health and Human Services Commission, starting Jan. 3. The fines can be averted, she said, if the commission, which regulates foster care providers, stops dragging its feet and assembles by then an electronic readout of each home or facility’s five-year history on maltreatment and corporal ...