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Commissioners told EMPOWER foster-care vendor is in receivership; county child-welfare board preserved funds
Continuous Improvement Steering Committee (Dallas County) · April 13, 2026
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Summary
County commissioners were briefed that EMPOWER has entered receivership; the child-welfare board has retained designated funds and will advise next steps, and staff expect the state to assume operations if the vendor cannot continue.
The chair informed the committee that EMPOWER, a foster-care vendor, has been placed in receivership and that a receiver is administering the company's affairs. The commissioner leading the update said the county—s child-welfare board has taken steps to preserve the dollars set aside…
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