Texas needs more foster care spending transparency, state report says
11-09-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org

Texas needs more foster care spending transparency, state report says

The Department of Family and Protective Services has been slowly moving foster services to contractors who aren’t giving enough details on costs, the Legislative Budget Board said.
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