Foster Texas, LLC
1460 E WHITESTONE BLVD STE 120, Cedar Park, TX 78613 · Williamson County
Program
- Type
- Child-placing agency
- Ages
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- Hours
- 09:00 AM-03:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Emily Michelle Flores
- Phone
- (737) 477-9304
- Regulated since
- Sep 8, 2020
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1335257 · number 1694284- 13611
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (4), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (2), Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (3) |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (2), Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Other (1) |
Enforcement actions
- Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Corrective action in effect (HHSC operation record)
- Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)
HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 24, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 16, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 11, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 2, 2026 Inspection
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 14, 2026 Report
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 8, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 27, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 9, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 31, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 28, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 10, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Both foster children stated that one of the foster children was spanked by the foster mom.
HHSC 749.1953(a) — Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-18. Correction verified 2025-12-16.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Oct 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance
During an in person follow up inspection it was noted that the operation did not use the 7266 to notify legal guardians of an ANE citation.
HHSC 749.519(d) — Serious incidents-You must use form 7266 "Notification of Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation Deficiency" to notify parents of the deficiency.
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-10-24. Correction verified 2025-10-24.
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Discipline & child guidance
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Sep 23, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 22, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-07. Correction verified 2025-10-21.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was determined through interviews and consultation that a child in care was subjected to corporal punishment.
HHSC 749.1953(a) — Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-07. Correction verified 2025-10-21.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Aug 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 23, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 17, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios
During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a video camera was used in the bedroom of a child in care without permission from a legal guardian.
HHSC 749.2595(b)(1) — Supervision-Video cameras may not be used with children other than infants and toddlers unless parent or person legally authorized gives consent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-05-30. Correction verified 2025-05-30.
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Supervision & ratios
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May 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 25, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 12, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 1, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
During this investigation it was determined that a foster parent shared a photo of a child in care. The child's private areas are visible in the photo.
HHSC 749.607(1) — Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-04-04. Correction verified 2025-04-15.
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Other Serious
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Feb 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 17, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 17, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
It was found a child of 14 years old is a frequent visitor to the home, but does not have a background check.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-20. Correction verified 2025-01-28.
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Illness & medication Serious
It was determined through the interview process the foster parent has not been giving the child the medication daily as prescribed by the doctor.
HHSC 749.1463(b)(3) — AP Administration of Medication-Administer medications according to label instructions or a prescribing health-care professional's subsequent orders
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-20. Correction verified 2025-01-28.
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Illness & medication Serious
While conducting the walkthrough, medications were found to be unlocked in the file cabinet in the foster parents bedroom, and another medication was sitting on a dressing in the quest bedroom.
HHSC 749.1521(1) — Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-20. Correction verified 2025-01-28.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Oct 28, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 28, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have an annual summary log for the last five years. One was created when the request was made and provided to Licensing.
HHSC 749.591(b) — Unauthorized Absence - Maintain each annual summary log for five years
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-11-08.
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Supervision & ratios
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Sep 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-16. Correction verified 2025-01-28.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was reported that a foster parent hit a child in care on the face.
HHSC 749.1953(a) — Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-01-16. Correction verified 2025-01-28.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Sep 24, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 5, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 2, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 10, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
When reviewing documentation and interview narratives, it was determined that the foster parents were not administering a child's medication consistently or timely.
HHSC 749.1463(b)(5) — Administration of Medication-Ensure the child has taken the medication as prescribed
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-08-14. Correction verified 2024-08-14.
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Illness & medication
When reviewing documentation and interview narratives, the foster parent admitted to updating medication logs weekly.
HHSC 749.1541(b) — Medication Record-Must update cumulative medication record within 24 hours of administering medication
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-08-14. Correction verified 2024-08-14.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Jul 8, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Records & paperwork
A child did not receive follow up treatment that was recommended by a physician.
HHSC 749.1401(b)(2) — General medical requirements-Child's record must have written record of each medical exam noting follow-up treatment recommendations and appointments
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-20. Correction verified 2024-09-20.
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Other
The foster parents were using phone privileges as a form of discipline when the child's weight would not increase.
HHSC 749.1951(b)(5) — Disciplinary Measures-Must be appropriate to the incident & severity of the behavior demonstrated
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-20. Correction verified 2024-09-20.
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Other
The agency did not provide support to the foster parents when they indicated they were stressed, and case manager indicated it was an inappropriate placement.
HHSC 749.663(a)(5) — Child placement staff responsibilities-Monitor and provide support services to foster parents, initiate development/corrective/adverse action plans
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-20. Correction verified 2024-09-20.
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Records & paperwork
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Jul 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 29, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 19, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 19, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
During the case review reading it was found that a child's service plan recommended individual therapy for the child. Interviews with the child's team confirmed that the child had only attended therapy two times in six months.
HHSC 749.2593(c)(6) — Supervision-Caregivers counted in child/caregiver ratio must implement and follow the children's service plans
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-08-06. Correction verified 2024-08-06.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jun 5, 2024 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
It was determined that a foster parent lacked self-control and pushed a child causing them to fall.
HHSC 749.607(1) — Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-07-17. Correction verified 2024-07-21.
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Other Serious
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May 1, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 16, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 5, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
During the walkthrough of the home, 2 fire extinguisher were observed with tags that expired in 2022.
HHSC 749.2913(b)(2) — Fire Extinguisher-Have a maintenance check once a year by a person qualified to inspect fire extinguishers.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-04-11. Correction verified 2024-04-23.
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Safety & premises
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Apr 4, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 24, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 1, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 2, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The service plan did not include specific supervision requirements for two of two child files reviewed.
HHSC 749.1309(b)(1)(D)(ii) — Initial Service Plan-Caregiver instructions must include specific information about child's level of supervision
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-12. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Illness & medication
One child's record did not have record of immunizations or any reason why the child should be exempt from having immunizations.
HHSC 749.1421(b) — Immunization requirements-Maintain current immunizations records for each child in care including any exemptions or exceptions
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-12. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Illness & medication
Medication logs for an infant in care had not been submitted to the operation since December 2022.
HHSC 749.1543(b) — Medication Records-Foster parents submit copies of the records to the agency each month; agency files these records in the child's record
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-05-12. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Records & paperwork
A child's file did not have record of medical appointments the child has attended since November 2022. The child reportedly has monthly medical visits with their primary care doctor.
HHSC 749.535(a)(1) — Active records-All documentation in the record no later than 30 days after the occurrence or event
HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2023-05-12. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Supervision & ratios
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Feb 14, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
A young child in care was left in a neglectful situation when caregivers left the child sleeping in a vehicle overnight.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-04-21. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
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Safety & premises
A child in care was driven around in a vehicle while in the hatchback of the vehicle without a wearing a seatbelt.
HHSC 749.3103 — Driver & passengers must follow all laws when driving, including laws on use of child passenger safety seat systems, seat belts & liability insurance
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-04-21. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Feb 8, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was identified during the course of this investigation that children in care were inappropriately touched by a foster parent and that a foster parent spanked a child in care. It was determined by DFPS this meets the definition for abuse.
HHSC 749.1003(b)(1)(B) — Children's rights-Safety & care including right to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-07-17. Correction verified 2023-07-20.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Dec 6, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 26, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The administrator at this operation is also an administrator at another child placing agency; however there does not appear to have been at staffing plan in place at the time of the administrator splitting duties between the two child placing agencies.
HHSC 749.633(2) — CPA administrator-Can be administrator for two operations if the size and scope of the operations are manageable by one person
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-10-03. Correction verified 2022-09-26.
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Supervision & ratios
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Aug 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
An employee was hired in November 2021 and did not have a drug test until March 2022. This employee has access to children.
HHSC 745.4151(c)(4)(A) — Mandatory drug testing-all applicants intended to be hired are subject to pre-employment testing, must have results prior to child access
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-08-19. Correction verified 2022-08-12.
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Other Serious
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May 24, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
It was identified a child's service plan required the child accompany the caregiver to and from the home, whenever the foster parent needs to leave the home. It was identified the caregiver left the home, to pick up another child, and failed to take this child along in accordance with the child's service plan.
HHSC 749.2593(c)(6) — Supervision-Caregivers counted in child/caregiver ratio must implement and follow the children's service plans
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-07-24. Correction verified 2022-08-04.
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Discipline & child guidance
It was identified during the course of this investigation that a firearm was accessible to a child in care, was later found in a child's bedroom, and this information wasn't reported to Residential Child Care Regulation. It was identified the caregiver was aware of the incident, but failed to report this information directly to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline.
HHSC 749.503(e)(1)(A) — Serious Incident-Report to CCR no later than 24 hrs after an incident that renders agency or foster home unsafe or unsanitary
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-07-24. Correction verified 2022-08-05.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 2, 2021 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.