{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.308","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 159.308","heading":"DUTY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR.","body":"(a) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.\n(b) The governor may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 20, eff. July 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 21, eff. July 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.308","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"b99285fbad95f33886ee461f69a3d01c93d24a44728799fd083ffbd4d0c3b0f4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.307","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}