Tex. Family Code § 261.3031
FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION; DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
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- Tex. Family Code § 261.3031, FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION; DEPARTMENT RESPONSE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644358
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(a) If a parent or other person refuses to cooperate with the department's investigation of the alleged abuse or neglect of a child and the refusal poses a risk to the child's safety, the department shall seek assistance from the appropriate attorney with responsibility for representing the department as provided by Section 264.009 to obtain a court order as described by Section 261.303.
(b) A person's failure to report to an agency authorized to investigate abuse or neglect of a child within a reasonable time after receiving proper notice constitutes a refusal by the person to cooperate with the department's investigation. A summons may be issued to locate the person.