Texas suspends placements by foster-care contractor
Source: By ROBERT T. GARRETT, The Dallas Morning News (TX), Thursday, August 30, 2007
The state has suspended placements of foster children with most foster parents recruited by Lutheran Social Services of the South Inc. in North Texas and Central Texas, citing "serious incidents" in four homes last spring.
...... State spokesman Darrell Azar said the state this summer has closely scrutinized Lutheran - an Austin-based child-placing agency managing 660 foster homes, more than any other contractor in Texas - because of insights gained from difficulties with another private agency, now-defunct Mesa Family Services of Harker Heights.