# Tex. Family Code § 262.001: AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 262.001
- **Heading:** AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.001

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 262.001 § 262.001. AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.001.md)
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- [Tex. Family Code § 262.005 § 262.005. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.005.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 262.006 § 262.006. LIVING CHILD AFTER ABORTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.006.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 262.007 § 262.007. POSSESSION AND DELIVERY OF MISSING CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.007.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 262.008 § 262.008. ABANDONED CHILDREN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.008.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 262.009 § 262.009. TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.009.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 262.010 § 262.010. CHILD WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C262_S262.010.md)
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