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Texas cancels contract with Dallas-area private foster care provider EMPOWER
Summary by The San Antonio Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Toluwani Osibamowo , Texas Public Radio (TPR) - News
· July 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Texas' child welfare agency cut ties with the nonprofit Monday, according to an internal email obtained by KERA News. EMPOWER was already under state oversight following the deaths of two children in the provider's care and the hospitalization of another within the past two years.
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Key takeaway EMPOWER was already under state oversight following the deaths of two children in the provider's care and the hospitalization of another within the past two years.
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Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: Texas Public Radio (TPR) - News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? Texas' child welfare agency cut ties with the nonprofit Monday, according to an internal email obtained by KERA News. EMPOWER was already under state oversight following the deaths of two children in the provider's care and the hospitalization of another within the past two years.
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