Texas Girls And Boys Ranch
None, None, TX
Program
- Type
- General residential operation
- Licensed capacity
- 45
- Ages
- 0-18
- Hours
- -
- Director / administrator
- Ralph Adam Barrera
- Phone
- (806) 747-3187
- Regulated since
- Jul 1, 1986
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 94636 · number 36943
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1) |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Other (1) |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jun 22, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
There were no signtures or dates to confrim when the Preliminary Service Plan was complete.
HHSC 748.1331(a) — Preliminary Service Plan-Complete plan that addresses child's immediate needs within 72 hours of admission
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-06-29. Correction verified 2026-06-29.
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Other
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Apr 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 22, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Multiple child records did not have required information such as CANS recommendations, supervision, and intellectual development etc.
HHSC 748.1337(b) — Initial Service Plan-Document in child's record and include preliminary service plan requirements
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-04-24.
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Records & paperwork
Multiple child records did not have completed medical documentation in their records.
HHSC 748.1531(b) — Medical care-The child's record must include a written record of each medical examination
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-04-24.
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Staff background & training
Multiple staff were late taking annual trainings.
HHSC 748.935(a)(2) — Annual Training Timeline-Each person must complete the required annual training during each subsequent 12-month period
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-04-24.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 2, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
A caregiver physically intervened by grabbing a child to thwart the child's behavior.
HHSC 748.2301(b)(1) — Disciplinary Measures-must be consistent with operation policies and procedures
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-08-18. Correction verified 2025-08-15.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 28, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
One children's rights record was not signed timely within 7 days of admission indicating that the rights were not reviewed.
HHSC 748.1103(a) — Informing child of rights-Review rights with child/parents within 7 days of child's admission; provide child/parents with written copy of rights
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-23. Correction verified 2025-05-21.
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Staff background & training
Staff did not complete annual normalcy training timely.
HHSC 748.930(b)(3) — Annual Training- Caregivers must have 1 hour normalcy training.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-23. Correction verified 2025-05-21.
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Records & paperwork
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May 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 17, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 17, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
A child in care was administered medication prescribed to another child in care.
HHSC 748.2003(b)(10) — Administration of prescription medication-must not borrow or administer prescription medication to a child that is prescribed to another person
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-07-17. Correction verified 2024-07-17.
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Illness & medication
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May 21, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
A caregiver admitted to sleeping when being the only caregiver on duty.
HHSC 748.685(a)(3) — Caregiver responsibility - being aware of and accountable for each child's on-going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-07-01. Correction verified 2024-07-03.
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Other Serious
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May 2, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 17, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 5, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 20, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 16, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 29, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 4, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 1, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 17, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 8, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
Two cottages inspected had shower mold, door damage, splitting around door knob, and snack trash under a child s bed.
HHSC 748.3351(1) — Interior Space-Provide living space, appropriate furnishings, & bathroom facilities that are safe, clean and maintained in good repair
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-11-22. Correction verified 2022-11-18.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Aug 17, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 18, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Six children in care at the operation, both males and females, ages 5-14 years old were subjected to ongoing sexualized contact by a caregiver. Additionally, a caregiver failed to intervene to prevent the sexualized contact from occurring at the childcare operation.
HHSC 748.1101(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Adhere to the child's rights to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-03-06. Correction verified 2023-03-07.
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Discipline & child guidance
A caregiver knowingly failed to report sexual abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline which allowed sexualized contact to continue be exhibited toward children by two caregiver(s) at the operation.
HHSC 748.303(a)(3)(A) — Serious Incident-Report to Licensing as soon as aware of allegations or indications of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-06. Correction verified 2023-03-07.
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Supervision & ratios
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that two operational caregiver(s) did not use proper judgement and did not demonstrate self-control in the presence of the children by engaging in inappropriate sexualized contact and behavior with six children in care.
HHSC 748.507(1) — Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-06. Correction verified 2023-03-07.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jul 8, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 12, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 29, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 10, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 26, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.