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CPS Evidence Bills Explained

2025-04-22T15:17:47+00:00

Read SB 1971 Read HB 3758 Latest Updates April 14th: HB 3758 was heard in the House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships. March 26th: HB 3758 was introduced and referred to the House Subcommittee on Familly and Fiduciary Relationships. March 17th: SB 1971 was introduced and referred to the Senate Jurisprudence Committee. About the CPS Evidence Bill Bill Authors: SB 1971 was filed by Senator Mayes Middleton, and HB 3758 was filed by Representative Nate Schatzline. Why It's Necessary: This bill addresses significant deficiencies in the quality of evidence CPS currently [...]

CPS Evidence Bills Explained2025-04-22T15:17:47+00:00

The Pinwheel Paradox: The Hidden Cost of Keeping Kids Safe

2025-04-22T01:03:35+00:00

Throughout April, bright pinwheels line our sidewalks, symbolizing happy and healthy childhoods. They feel right at home in the springtime, but behind their cheery appearance lies a deeper meaning. These pinwheels are a national symbol for Child Abuse Prevention Month, representing the innocence of children and the bright futures they deserve. But there’s a paradox hidden within this symbol: while these pinwheels stand for child protection and safety, the very systems meant to safeguard children sometimes cause harm to the families they’re intended to protect. This paradox lies in the tension between protecting children and the unintended consequences of the [...]

The Pinwheel Paradox: The Hidden Cost of Keeping Kids Safe2025-04-22T01:03:35+00:00

Parental Presumption Bill Explained

2025-04-18T15:46:41+00:00

Read SB 2052 Read HB 4656 Latest Update April 18th: SB 2052 is set to be heard in the Senate, and HB 4656 is set to be heard in the House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships on April 22nd. April 9th: SB 2052 was voted out of the Senate Committee with a unanimous vote. April 3: HB 4656 was introduced and referred to the House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships March 26: SB 2052 bill was heard in the Senate Jurisprudence Committee. About the Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Bill Authors: Senator [...]

Parental Presumption Bill Explained2025-04-18T15:46:41+00:00

Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Updates

2025-04-10T21:50:35+00:00

Read HJR 112 Read SJR 34 Latest Update April 9th: The Parental Rights Amendment was voted out of the House Judicial and Civil Jurisprudence Committee with a unanimous vote. March 21: The Parental Rights Amendment (SJR 34/HJR 112) had a hearing, and Jeremy Newman, VP of Policy and Engagement, testified in support of the amendment. It then passed the Texas Senate with a unanimous 31-0 vote! This critical amendment safeguards parents' authority to raise their children, free from interference by unelected federal judges. About the Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Bill Authors: Senator [...]

Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Updates2025-04-10T21:50:35+00:00

Understanding Section (b) in the Parental Rights Amendment

2025-04-08T01:52:07+00:00

Read SJR 34 What does a Parental Rights Amendment do?  A Parental Rights Amendment is the best way to ensure parental rights are protected for future generations. Right now, the rights of Texas parents rest almost entirely in the hands of unelected federal judges, who come and go regularly and could change their minds on parental rights at any time. Passing a Parental Rights Amendment to the Texas Constitution is critical to the protection of parental rights in Texas for two reasons. First, passing a Parental Rights Amendment to the Texas Constitution would significantly shrink the power of the federal [...]

Understanding Section (b) in the Parental Rights Amendment2025-04-08T01:52:07+00:00

The numbers show a child welfare revolution in Texas

2025-04-04T00:58:02+00:00

Originally published by the Dallas Morning News on April 1, 2025 Texas removes 10,000 fewer children per year than in 2018, but protects more of them from abuse and neglect than ever before. In 2015, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack declared that the conditions for children in the Texas foster care system were so bad that it represented a violation of the children’s constitutional rights. Texas children, she wrote, had been “shuttled throughout a system where rape, abuse, psychotropic medication, and instability are the norm,” and where children “often age out of care more damaged than when they entered.” Ten years [...]

The numbers show a child welfare revolution in Texas2025-04-04T00:58:02+00:00

Fighting for Families: Legislative Progress on Parental Rights

2025-03-24T00:59:43+00:00

As the Texas legislative session progresses, the Family Freedom Project (FFP) continues to champion critical bills designed to strengthen parental rights and reform flawed child welfare laws. Here’s a look at the key legislation FFP has worked with lawmakers and other like-minded organizations and and update on where these bills currently stand. Parental Rights Amendment Passes Senate Floor (SJR 34/HJR 112) And Is Heard in House Committee The Parental Rights Amendment, SJR 34/HJR 112, is making significant strides, having passed through the Texas Senate. If approved by the House and subsequently ratified, this amendment would enshrine parental rights in the [...]

Fighting for Families: Legislative Progress on Parental Rights2025-03-24T00:59:43+00:00

The Evelyn Boatright Case: A Fight for Justice and Family Preservation

2024-12-19T17:19:19+00:00

Summary: Traumatic Birth: Baby Evelyn’s delivery involved complications, including a vacuum-assisted birth and emergency c-section, which medical experts said could easily explain her brain bleed but was overlooked by hospital staff. Other asymptomatic injuries on her ribs also pointed to birth trauma, but Doctors at Cook Children’s never even investigated it.  Hospital Diagnosis: At six weeks old, Evelyn was admitted to Cook Children’s Hospital for seizures, where a doctor reviewed an MRI of Evelyn’s brain, found a small brain bleed, and diagnosed child abuse just 2 minutes later, without meeting Evelyn or her parents and without evaluating multiple obvious alternative [...]

The Evelyn Boatright Case: A Fight for Justice and Family Preservation2024-12-19T17:19:19+00:00

2024 General Election Wins

2025-03-13T17:53:17+00:00

Now seems like the perfect moment to embrace the saying, “Everything Is Bigger In Texas!” The 2024 Elections certainly lived up to that claim. While these elections made waves nationwide, let’s be clear: The Elections Were Bigger in Texas! Probably now more than ever, parental rights have taken center stage, and the momentum generated during the Primaries and Runoffs set the stage for the results we witnessed last night during the General Election. Journey Back In Time During the Primaries and Runoffs, we witnessed notable changes in the Texas House with the overturning of multiple seats and important wins in [...]

2024 General Election Wins2025-03-13T17:53:17+00:00

#BringEvelynHome

2024-11-15T17:08:58+00:00

On 11/13/2024 the judge ruled in favor of Evelyn’s parents, and on 11/14/2024 Evelyn went home. Evelyn’s homecoming marks a victory not just for her family but for parental rights advocates everywhere. DONATE What Went Wrong in Evelyn's Case? How Medical Misjudgment and CPS Failures Tore Evelyn from Her Parents Evelyn was born on December 24, 2023, via emergency C-section after 12 hours of being stuck in the birth canal. Because of the difficult delivery, she was born with molding of the head and caput succedaneum (swelling and bruising of the head), [...]

#BringEvelynHome2024-11-15T17:08:58+00:00
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