AG Paxton Defends Texas Legislature’s Foster Care System Reform at the 5th Circuit

AG Paxton Defends Texas Legislature’s Foster Care System Reform at the 5th Circuit

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the Texas foster care system from judicially imposed directives that could harm more children than it would help. In January, the U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi ruled that two court-appointed special masters must oversee the Texas foster care system for three years. However, after spending two years and 1.4 million taxpayer dollars, the special […]