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Explained: Three Ways Texas Counts Children in Foster Care
16,866? 17,623? 27,343? All three are official. Each answers a different question.
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How foster care works, in plain language, with the terms the reports use.
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DFPS Approved 203 Foster Homes Itself in FY 2025. Here Is Why That Number Misleads.
Most Texas foster homes are verified by private child-placing agencies, and no public statewide total exists. That gap is itself a finding.
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Explained: What AFCARS Is, and Why Its Numbers Differ From State Reports
Texas says 16,866. AFCARS says 17,520. Both are right. Here's how to read federal and state foster care data side by side.