Tex. Fam. Code § 262.001 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — PROTECTION OF THE CHILD — PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Authorized Actions By Governmental Entity TEXT PDF (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. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.001 Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 29, eff. 9/1/1999. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.