Across Texas, a slow and sputtered rollout of foster care privatization

Across Texas, a slow and sputtered rollout of foster care privatization

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune May 31, 2023 “Across Texas, a slow and sputtered rollout of foster care privatization” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Despera…

Across Texas, a slow and sputtered rollout of foster care privatization

Lawmakers were assured that outsourcing management of foster care services would fix the state’s troubled child welfare agency. But the rollout of the new model, set to be completed by 2029, has been complicated by setbacks.