Data Stories

DFPS Prevention and Early Intervention reports 59 child drowning deaths in Texas in calendar 2026 (headline figure as of 08/07/26). These are Texas children overall — not a count of children in DFPS foster care.

An estimated 263,013 children in Texas live in kinship households — with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends. New data shows kinship placements reduce trauma, improve permanency, and save the state millions.