Child Protective Services Archives - San Antonio Report

San Antonio nonprofits built a crisis nursery network. Now they hope Bexar County could help it grow.

by Diego Medel July 13, 2026July 30, 2026

Bexar County is exploring a crisis nursery program as San Antonio nonprofits work to expand their own collaborative crisis nursery network.

New Texas legal network aims to step in earlier when CPS investigates low-income families

by Diego Medel March 12, 2026March 11, 2026

A young child reacts as she receives greetings from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus as about 2,000 kids from Child Protective Services receive Christmas gifts -- of their own choosing -- on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Summit Church.

A Christmas to remember: Kids under state’s care get just what they wished for at Summit Church

by Ken Rodriguez December 9, 2023December 11, 2023

A children's toy car sits outside of an apartment complex near Churchill high school. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services reports more than two thousand CPS workers quitting in 2022 citing concerns with high case loads, pay, and communication.

How does Texas fail its kids? Let me count the ways

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje September 13, 2022September 14, 2022

Bexar County DA won’t prosecute youth transgender care as child abuse

by Brooke Crum February 24, 2022February 25, 2022

‘The perfect storm’: Children’s Shelter closure exacerbates statewide foster care crisis

by Lindsey Carnett July 2, 2021July 9, 2021

ChildSafe CEO Hopes To See Number of Kids Served Rise at New Facility

by Roseanna Garza August 1, 2019August 5, 2019

Christine Hortick, president of the Children’s Court Attorneys Association (CCAA) in San Antonio, stands outside of the Bexar County Courthouse.

With Low Pay, Children’s Court Attorneys Toil to ‘Make a Difference’

by Shari Biediger July 2, 2018July 1, 2018

Briana Zapata, 17, (right) holds out her arms at the bottom of the slide to catch her daughters (from left) Natalie, 3, and Daniella, 1, at the SJRC Texas Pregnant Parenting Teen Program.

Local Foster Care Organizations Expand Services Beyond Adolescence

by Roseanna Garza October 2, 2017October 4, 2017