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Monday, April 01, 2013  Child abuse has continued to be an issue in the Texas Panhandle. According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Panhandle had some of the highest reported cases of child abuse in the state last year.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Many Texas treatment centers for children in foster care are failing to consistently document the use of restraints, a lack of reporting that the state foster care agency says is "unacceptable."

Saturday, November 20, 2010  Families gathered at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum to celebrate a gift that keeps on giving.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  "Don't be in the dark", that's the new campaign from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. They're asking parents to make sure they are using a licensed provider.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  A state monitor will be assigned to a Houston-area residential treatment center after staffers in 2008 allegedly provoked some developmentally disabled girls into fighting.

Friday, May 28, 2010  With Memorial Day weekend comes the opening of area swimming pools, and the Department of Family and Protective Services urges parents to keep a close eye on their children.

Monday, May 24, 2010  A state agency wants to know if it is allowed to increase training requirements for child care workers in Texas after a panel recommended such a change.

Monday, May 24, 2010  A state agency wants to know if it is allowed to increase training requirements for child care workers in Texas after a panel recommended such a change.

Friday, May 14, 2010  More children are ending up in foster care in Texas.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008  A new report from the Texas child welfare authorities says most of the children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints polygamist ranch in Texas have been abused.