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Texas foster care agency cancels troubled provider’s contract
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Texas Tribune, Terri Langford , KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 21, 2026
· 3 min read
Four months after two children’s deaths and other staffing problems at Dallas-based foster care provider EMPOWER forced the state to place it into receivership , the agency’s commissioner took action on Tuesday and abruptly canceled the private company’s contract. In a letter sent to Texas Family...
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Key takeaway ” Those services and care to more than 2,000 children in EMPOWER’s care will now transition to two other contractors: Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) and Texas Family Care Network (TFCN).
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Category: government ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? Four months after two children’s deaths and other staffing problems at Dallas-based foster care provider EMPOWER forced the state to place it into receivership , the agency’s commissioner took action on Tuesday and abruptly canceled the private company’s contract. In a letter sent to Texas Family...
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