The San Antonio Police Department debunked a viral Facebook post claiming a 4-year-old boy was abandoned inside a Southeast Side gas station restroom.

New data from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services indicates a significant improvement in child welfare, with a 50% reduction in the number of children removed from their homes over the past two years.

When Valerie Tellez’s family ended up in the CPS system, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to say things would get better. But with recent legislation, Tellez was empowered to make changes that needed to be made in her home while keeping her 5-year-old son, Diego, by her side.

Years of work passing legislation aimed at saving children from abuse and fixing a broken foster care system is finally starting to pay off.

A former child placement agency, Lonestar Social Services, has been shut down after alleged financial irregularities.

A San Antonio child psychologist arrested on a child sex abuse charge in August remained under contract with Child Protective Services until this week, state records obtained Friday by KSAT show.

A Harlandale High School freshman pulled from class last week to be interviewed by Child Protective Services investigators was not the correct student they were looking for, district officials confirmed this week.