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]