Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child · General Provisions
(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.
Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
