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Governor Abbott Appoints Audrey O'Neill as Texas DFPS Commissioner to Bolster Family Support Systems

Greg Abbott named Audrey O'Neill as the Commissioner of Texas' DFPS, highlighting her varied professional background and ...
Athens Review

Governor Abbott appoints O’Neill Commissioner Of Department of Family And Protective Services

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Audrey O’Neill as the Commissioner for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) ...
KVUE

Audit finds Texas Department of Family and Protective Services needs to improve how it handles temporary foster care

AUSTIN, Texas — The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) will add additional oversight to their community-based care. This comes after the State Auditor’s Office found two deficiencies ...
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Austin's Audrey O'Neill Appointed as Texas DFPS Commissioner by Governor Abbott

Governor Greg Abbott appoints Audrey O'Neill as the new Commissioner of the Texas DFPS, citing her extensive experience ...
KVUE

More than 50,000 cases of elder abuse happened in 2022, Texas DFPS reported

AUSTIN, Texas — June is "Elder Abuse Awareness Month." New data from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) shows a month like this is absolutely necessary with the number of ...
The Texas Tribune

Two Texas Family and Protective Services leaders exiting beleaguered agency

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The department is terminating the contract of Executive Deputy ...
The Texas Tribune

New Texas foster care report shows both improvements and continued deficiencies

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In a fifth report tracking the state’s efforts to remedy its embattled ...