Foster care fight heats up in front of appeals court over whether Texas owes $100K daily for violations

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New court filings in the longstanding legal fight over Texas' foster care system reveal escalating tensions over how the state is investigating certain claims of abuse and neglect and whether it has complied with a federal judge's court-ordered reforms.
Both the state's attorneys and the attorneys representing the foster children in the case filed briefs with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week, as it considers whether to continue blocking daily fines levied against the s