The Texas Court Monitors’ Report To The Court Regarding Maltreatment In Care And Unsafe Placements For Children Without A Placement

On April 27, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division published this court monitor's report to the Court regarding maltreatment in care and unsafe placement for children without a placement in the case of M.D. by Stukenberg v. Abbott. The report states that permanent managing conservatorship (PMC) children categorized by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) as Children Without Placement (CWOP) are being housed in unlicensed settings, and a growing body of evidence from State records has surfaced serious allegations that children are being abused and neglected in . . .