Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

August 2015 edition

C. Are Reform Efforts Working?

According to a 2010 DFPS report, statewide reform efforts in Texas have resulted in:

•   Reduction of widespread disproportionality within the Texas child welfare system;

•   Decrease in disparate rate of removal of African Americans; and

•   No increase in the rate of repeat maltreatment of African American children.[5]