2026
- 7/6/2026: Archived and Upcoming Webinars
- 6/19/2026: Attorney Scholarships Available for TexasBarCLE's Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop
- 6/18/2026: June is Reunification Month
- 6/11/2026: Upcoming and Archived Webinars
Resource Letter for Judges & Attorneys
The Children’s Commission publishes a Resource Letter to inform legal practitioners of training and scholarship opportunities and to relay pertinent child welfare-related information about emerging, relevant, and changing policy, laws, practice, and training opportunities. The Resource Letter is shared via email distribution on a near-weekly basis and posted below.
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Jurist in Residence: Letter for Judges
2026:
- 4/16/2026, Jurist in Residence Letter: Save the Date: 2026 Child Welfare Judges Conference
- 3/30/2026, Jurist in Residence Letter: Casey Family Program's Texas Judicial Leadership Convening
- 3/10/2026: Jurist in Residence Letter: Judicial Scholarship Opportunity: NCJFCJ 89th Annual National Conference
2025
- 10/24/2025: Jurist in Residence Letter: Judicial Scholarship Opportunity: 2026 NCJFCJ Juvenile Justice Conference
- 7/29/2025: Registration Now Open for the 2025 CWJC
- 2/13/2025: Save the Date: 2025 CWJC; New Scholarship Offering
2026
- 7/6/2026: Archived and Upcoming Webinars
- 6/19/2026: Attorney Scholarships Available for TexasBarCLE's Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop
- 6/18/2026: June is Reunification Month
- 6/11/2026: Upcoming and Archived Webinars
- 5/18/2026: May is National Foster Care Month
- 5/5/2026: June Webinar: Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases
- 4/27/2016: Reminder: Fall 2026 Contested Hearing Practices Course Application Deadline
- 4/23/2026, Jurist in Residence Letter: Correction: 2026 Child Welfare Judges Conference Dates
- 4/23/2026: May Webinar: Representing Children in Child Welfare Cases
- 4/16/2026, Jurist in Residence Letter: Save the Date: 2026 Child Welfare Judges Conference
- 4/2/2026: Trial Skills Training Opportunity: Fall 2026 Contested Hearing Practices Course
- 4/1//2026: Kinship Support & Licensing Information Services
- 3/30/2026, Jurist in Residence Letter: Casey Family Program's Texas Judicial Leadership Convening
- 3/19/2026: April Webinar: Representing Incarcerated Clients in Child Welfare Cases
- 3/12/2026: Office of Community-Based Care Transition Survey
- 3/10/2026: Jurist in Residence Letter: Judicial Scholarship Opportunity: NCJFCJ 89th Annual National Conference
- 3/4/2026: Now Available: Pre-petition Legal Representation Report and Caregiver Roundtable Report
- 2/26/2026: March Webinar: Representing Deaf Clients in Child Welfare Cases
- 2/20/2026: Attorney Scholarships to TexasBarCLE's Child Protection Law Courses
- 1/23/2026: January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- 1/8/26: Upcoming Webinar - Trial Skills for Child Welfare Cases: Developing a Successful Case Theme and Theory
2025
- 12/16/2025: Child Welfare Law Training and Resources
- 12/11/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Commercial Sexual Exploitation Identification Tool (CSE-IT) Training Overview
- 12/9/2025: Child Protection Court Hearing Notification Service
- 11/25/2025: Now Available: Building and Supporting Adoptive Families Webinar
- 11/20/25: 2025 Texas Child Welfare Bench Book Now Available
- 11/18/2025: Texas Foster Youth to Independence Program
- 11/12/2025: Reminder: Deadline for NCJFCJ Juvenile Justice Scholarship
- 11/4/2025: Reminder: Upcoming Webinar; TIDC Survey Extension
- 10/30/2025: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- 10/24/2025: Jurist in Residence Letter: Judicial Scholarship Opportunity: 2026 NCJFCJ Juvenile Justice Conference
- 10/24/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Building and Supporting Adoptive Families
- 10/9/2025: ICYMI, Recent Webinar; New Podcast Episodes
- 10/7/2025: Upcoming TIDC Reporting Deadlines
- 10/1/2025: Reminder: Pre-petition Legal Representation Survey
- 9/24/2025: September is Kinship Care Month
- 9/8/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Ties that Bind- Supporting Kinship Care
- 9/2/2025: Pre-petition Legal Representation Survey
- 8/28/2025: Educational Resources for the 2025-2026 School Year
- 8/7/2025: Now Available: Texas 89th Regular Session Update
- 8/6/2025: We are Hiring: New Juvenile Justice Attorney Position
- 7/30/2025: Attorney Scholarships to TexasBarCLE's Civil Appellate Practice 101
- 7/29/2025, Jurist in Residence Letter: Registration Now Open for the 2025 CWJC
- 7/24/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Trial Skills for Child Welfare Cases: Jury Trial Basics
- 7/7/2025: Children's Commission Webcast: Texas 89th Regular Legislative Session Update
- 6/25/2025: Reminder: Scholarship Deadline to attend TexasBarCLE Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop
- 6/20/2025: June is Reunification Month
- 6/12/2025: Attorney Scholarships for TexasBarCLE's Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop
- 6/11/2025: Now Available: Representing Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Webinar Replay
- 5/28/2025: Introducing the Children's Commission Conversations Podcast
- 5/23/2025: National Foster Care Month
- 5/16/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Supporting Reunification in Child Welfare Cases
- 5/15/2025: We are Hiring: Attorney Position at the Children's Commission
- 5/9/2025: Upcoming Webinar: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Child Welfare Cases
- 5/2/2025: Family Help Link
- 4/29/2025: Reminder: Fall 2025 Trial Skills Training Contested Hearing Practices Course Application Deadline
- 4/10/2025: Child Abuse Prevention Month
- 4/8/2025: Fall 2025 Trial Skills Training
- 4/4/2025: March and April Webinars
- 3/6/2025: ICYMI and Upcoming Webinar Reminder
- 2/27/2025: New Legal Training Opportunity
- 2/21/2025: Reminder, Upcoming Webinar: Court Interpreters; CBC 101
- 2/18/2025: Scholarships to 2025 TDCAA Conference
- 2/13/2025, Jurist in Residence Letter: Save the Date: 2025 CWJC; New Scholarship Offering
- 1/16/2025: Scholarships to TexasBarCLE Child Protection Law 101 and Advanced Course
- 1/15/2025: Upcoming Webinars: Court Interpreters; Non-party Mediations
- 1/9/2025: January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month