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Tex. Family Code § 262.001

AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY

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Tex. Family Code § 262.001, AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644397
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(a) A governmental entity with an interest in the child may file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship requesting an order or take possession of a child without a court order as provided by this chapter. (b) In determining the reasonable efforts that are required to be made with respect to preventing or eliminating the need to remove a child from the child's home or to make it possible to return a child to the child's home, the child's health and safety is the paramount concern.