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Texas’ foster care system is more likely to move children away from their communities
Texas Tribune – Health · By By Terri Langford, DATA REPORTING BY Dan Keemahill · April 23, 2026
A map found in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services office in Austin on Nov. 14, 2019. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Texas-DFPS-EG-25.jpg?fit=780%2C520&quality=89&ssl=1" /> In 2025, one in three children placed in foster care was sent to a different region, sometimes hundreds of miles away, a Texas Tribune analysis of state data shows. The post Texas’ foster care system is more likely to move children away from their communities appeared first on The Texas Tribune.
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