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In Texas, the system works like this: every chance is given to the parents to get their act together and they are given assistance such as counseling, drug rehab, parenting, etc to enable them to reunify with their children. If the parents are unable to get it together to parent the children, they look to relatives. If no relatives work out, then they usually ask the foster parent who've had the child in thier home if they would like to adopt. If they cannot, then they staff the case and see if any other foster parents in the area make a good match, and if not, then they usually put them on the TARE network. Thus, the kids you see on the website have not matched with anyone. If you have not signed up for PRIDE classes yet, there's at the DFPS web site to send the information packet out to you and get signed up for the classes to foster and/or adopt. It might take a little time to have a child in your home who's free for adoption, but it is still much faster than the waiting list for healthy newborns through a private agency. If race is not a factor, then you might try the private agency route. good luck to you!
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