Texas Governor Orders Probes Into Potential Fraud in Child Care Services

Texas on Monday became the first state to order internal fraud investigations into child care services in the wake of a federal fraud crackdown in Minnesota. Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to launch probes of the state’s social services to uncover any potential funding fraud. “Such fraud will never be tolerated in Texas,” Abbott said in a statement. “Today, I directed Texas state agencies to take proactive steps to prevent, detect, and eliminate misuse of taxpayer funds to protect the integrity of Texas’ Child Care Services Program.” Under the directive, the Texas Workforce Commission will work with the Health and Human Services Commission to launch investigations into any potential fraud and misdirection of funding, and implement anti-fraud measures, Abbott’s office said....