Monitors appointed by a federal judge in connection with an ongoing lawsuit over dangerous conditions in the Texas child welfare system released a new report on the state’s progress in reforming the system. The 363-page report recounts the apparent failure of the Department of Family and Protective Services to make the structural and operational changes necessary to alleviate the unreasonable risk of harm faced by children in its care.

The report makes one thing clear: The time for delays and half-measures in reforming the Texas child welfare system has passed.