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F. Scott McCown

Director of the Children's Rights Clinic at UT Law

F. Scott McCown is a clinical professor and director of the Children’s Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law. He is a former Travis County state district judge and former head of the Center for Public Policy Priorities.

Latest Columns

Government

Abbott should call a special session to fix foster care

By F. Scott McCown, Jan. 18, 2016

Instead of fighting in court while children suffer, the governor and the Legislature should act now.

Government

Fixing a Texas-sized pension problem

By F. Scott McCown, March 10, 2015

It's time for Texas lawmakers to plug the growing hole in the state's retirement pension fund. The future of the state's middle class may depend on it.

Health

How Texas kicked its big drug problem

By F. Scott McCown, Aug. 26, 2014

A decade after an overmedication crisis in Texas’ foster care system was brought to light, the state has dramatically reduced psychotropic drug use among foster children. And understanding how Texas did it could be key to solving future policy problems.