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Texas asks to end foster-care oversight while missing 1 in 5 urgent abuse checks
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Children's Rights brought M.D. v. Abbott for Texas foster children in permanent state custody and is opposing Texas's July 2026 motion to end court oversight. The State's own figures show DFPS still misses 24-hour contact in about 1 in 5 Priority One abuse cases. Donate at childrensrights.org/l/donate to fund the lawyers fighting to keep the remedial orders in place.