Texans who take custody of their relatives’ kids struggle to make ends meet — and to get more aid from the state

Beverly Morris hadn’t planned to parent again at 63 years old. When Child Protective Services called her about her six grandchildren, she decided to raise them herself but found that the foster care system pays relatives much less than if she were an unrelated foster parent. Now a few years later, she is raising them in Leander. (Credit: Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune)

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When Beverly Morris moved six of her grandchildren into her apartment, it was cramped quarters on every front.