CPS are poor predictors of children's safety!

Texas mother sobs in court after allegedly killing her two children in a burning car — as family says her mental health had been declining for nearly a year

https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/texas-mom-marlene-vidal-sobs-in-court-after-allegedly-killing-her-two-children-in-burning-car/

By 

Richard Pollina

Published May 19, 2026, 12:08 a.m. PT