Task force urges child welfare professional for Child Protective ServicesVerde IndependentPHOENIX - A task force is recommending formation of a special unit within Child Protective Services to investigate cases of abuse where serious crimes may have been committed. The report, released Friday, comes in the wake of the high profile deaths.Child advocates like some proposed CPS changesKOLD-TVBrewer considering changes to Ariz. CPSKTAR.comTask force issues child safety recommendationsMohave Valley NewsAZ Central.com (blog)all 10 news articles » Children of slain Alice woman remain in state's custodyCorpus Christi Caller TimesBy Michelle Villarreal CORPUS CHRISTI The children of an Alice woman fatally shot last month remained in the state's custody after a Wednesday hearing. Child Protective Services was granted emergency custody of the 8-year-old boy and 13-year-old.and more » Standards rise for child care industryReporterNews.comIt's just each individual provider has a certain amount of (training) hours in which they must comply with," said Marleigh Meisner, spokeswoman for the Department of Family and Protective Services, which oversees 60 counties in West Central Texas.