Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Stephanie Muth, a consultant and a former Medicaid director at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, will take over the top post in the new year.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services building in Austin. On Monday night, Gov. Greg Abbott announced new DFPS commissioner would be Stephanie Muth and reappointed a former DFPS commissioner as an adviser., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
After a tumultuous three years at the Department of Family and Protective Services, Commissioner Jaime Masters is out of a job.announced Monday that Stephanie Muth, a consultant and a former Medicaid director at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, will take over the top post in the new year.ongoing federal lawsuit
against the state for the failures of its foster care system. Under her leadership, the department has come under fire for multiple high-profile issues. The number of children without placement, referred to as “CWOP,” jumped from nearly 50 in August 2020 to about 400 in August 2021, with those children averaging 18 nights without a permanent home, the
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