A Turning Point for Texas Families: The Texas Legislature Delivered Big for Families this Year
Haley Skrnich2025-06-05T19:47:33+00:00Just a few months ago, Texas parents were losing custody of their children—not because of abuse or neglect, but because they couldn’t complete a maze of state-mandated bureaucratic tasks. Judges could override a parent’s decisions without clear evidence of harm. And the very foundation of parental authority rested not in Texas law, but in fragile federal court precedent that could shift with the appointment of a single unelected judge. Families were vulnerable, and parents were left navigating a system stacked against them. That’s why, heading into the 2025 legislative session, the Family Freedom Project made it our mission to turn [...]