Texas Health and Human Services could face $100,000-per-day fines for violating a judge's orders. The state wants the judge off the case.
Discover incredible Insider Deals that will make your life a little bit easierA caseworker's badge hangs off her neck as she prepares to assist on a case for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in June 2018.A federal order to fine Texas’ social services agency to pay $100,000 a day over its failure to improve foster care complaint investigations goes before an appeals court in New Orleans late Monday.
There, at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments from attorneys representing foster care children and the state about whether those fines should be activated. State attorneys are also asking that the U.S. District Judge Janis Jack be removed from the case. Both issues come before the appeals court. In April Jack found Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Cecile E. Young in contempt of her court orders. The judge found the state had failed to fix the way the state investigates complaints by children in its care. This was the third time since the lawsuit over foster care conditions was filed in 2011, that the judge has found Texas officials in contempt.
The state has acknowledged that removing Jack from the case would be disruptive, but has said the need to preserve the appearance of impartiality, fairness and justice is greater than the consequences., happening Sept. 5–7 in downtown Austin. Explore the program featuring more than 100 unforgettable conversations on topics covering education, the economy, Texas and national politics, criminal justice, the border, the 2024 elections and so much more.
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