{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.401","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.","body":"A registry of paternity is established in the vital statistics unit.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.066, eff. April 2, 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 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER E. REGISTRY OF PATERNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"372fdf5e6f8c208b37ce583ac82b2be89e008ea646a7ae5164febabf3f2a08de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.315","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}