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Abused, neglected children again sleeping in CPS offices in repeat of Texas foster care crisis Higher costs because of COVID-19, low state reimbursements and lawsuit-inspired enforcement crackdown plunge Texas again into a shortage of foster care beds, provider group leader says. Abused and neglected children, such as this 7-year-old, shown at an emergency shelter in Garland in 2016, often linger for years in Texas foster care. Last month, 126 kids removed from their birth families spent at least two consecutive nights with CPS workers, either at state offices or hotels, the highest number i...