They Called 911. The Hospital Called CPS. Read Their Story Press Release The Timeline Cook Children’s Calls CPS and Seeks Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment On Baby Whose Family Sought Emergency Help Summary When Tyler and Mallory’s five-month-old son Jesse began seizing, they called 911 and rushed him to Cook Children’s Hospital, desperate to save his life. Within hours of the family’s arrival, however, Cook Children’s staff reported the parents to CPS, alleging Shaken Baby Syndrome—a diagnosis that is facing growing scrutiny from medical and legal experts nationwide. Once the allegation was made, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2026 Contact: Jeremy Newman, Vice President, Family Freedom Project Email: Jeremy.Newman@FamilyFreedomProject.org Phone: 214-707-8445 Cook Children’s Calls CPS and Seeks Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment On Baby Whose Family Sought Emergency Help Fort Worth, Texas — When Tyler and Mallory’s five-month-old son Jesse began seizing, they called 911 and rushed him to Cook Children’s Hospital, desperate to save his life. Within hours of the family’s arrival, however, Cook Children’s staff reported the parents to CPS, alleging Shaken Baby Syndrome—a diagnosis that is facing growing scrutiny from medical and legal experts nationwide. Once the allegation was made, law [...]

Inside the Canada Family’s Fight to Save Their Son, and a Concerning Pattern at a Children’s Hospital in Texas In December of 2025, Mr. and Mrs. Canada believed they were dealing with the same normal bout of family sickness that many families deal with that time of year. Tyler and Mallory homeschool their children, and over the course of several days, the family was passing around something that seemed like an ordinary seasonal illness. But by the evening of December 30, Tyler's symptoms had worsened enough that he needed medical care. Tyler and Malory, who [...]

Read Article Court Documents FFP's Amicus Curiae Brief Texas Supreme Court Takes up New TX Parental Rights Amendment Summary The Family Freedom Project made passage of the Parental Rights Amendment its top legislative priority, resulting in Texans overwhelmingly approving explicit constitutional protections for parental rights. Soon after the amendment became law, the Texas Supreme Court heard In the Interest of K.N., et al., a CPS case involving the removal of children from their parents after a lengthy non-emergency investigation. Despite repeated findings that the children were safe, the State ultimately terminated both parents’ [...]

Last year, the Family Freedom Project made passage of the Parental Rights Amendment our top legislative priority. That effort culminated in a historic moment: Texans overwhelmingly voted to add explicit protections for parental rights to the Texas Constitution. For the first time, the People of Texas placed clear constitutional boundaries on the State’s power to interfere with families. Within days of that amendment becoming law, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that puts those new constitutional protections to the test. That case is In the Interest of K.N., et al., and it is one we have [...]