Over 100 Children Have Died in Texas’

Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Jaime Masters listens to testimony during a House Human Services Committee hearing at the Capitol on March 21, 2022. More than 100 children have died in the state’s child welfare system since 2020, according to a DFPS report requested during the hearing. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

More than 100 children have died in Texas since 2020 while in the state’s child welfare system, including two who died from COVID-19 complications, according to a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services report provided to lawmakers Friday.Forty-four children died in 2020 and 38 in 2021 while they were ...

PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

Forney Messenger

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 936, Forney, TX 75126
Physical Address: 201 W. Broad St., Forney, TX 75126
Phone: 972-564-3121
Fax: 972-552-3599