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Texas needs more foster care spending transparency, state report says
Summary by The San Antonio Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune , as published by San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)
· September 11, 2026
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The Texas Capitol in downtown Austin on Aug. 12, 2026. " /> Texas can be more transparent with how much it spends to temporarily house foster children and...
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Key points " /> Texas can be more transparent with how much it spends to temporarily house foster children and with what its private contractors are spending to provide foster care services for half of the state, a new state report shows. The Texas Capitol in downtown Austin on Aug.
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