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Between 2003 and 2006, the number of children under the legal responsibility of Department of Family and Protective Services increased 36.2 percent. (Texas Foster Care: Current Issues, Reform Efforts and Remaining Problems, Texas AppleSeed)
Since 2004 it has become increasingly apparent that there area number of flaws in Texas’ foster care system, and that as a result, children in the system are at risk of significant harm. (Texas Foster Care: Current Issues, Reform Efforts and Remaining Problems, Texas AppleSeed)