A court shall render a protective order as provided by Section 85.001(b) if the court finds that family violence has occurred.
Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Texas Family Code § 81.001
Entitlement to Protective Order
General Provisions
If you are in danger, call 911.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7, free, confidential):
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1432), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.