{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.015","heading":"RACE OR ETHNICITY.","body":"(a) In determining the best interest of the child, the court may not deny or delay the adoption or otherwise discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity of the child or the prospective adoptive parents.\n(b) This section does not apply to a person, entity, tribe, organization, or child custody proceeding subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. Section 1901 et seq.). In this subsection \"child custody proceeding\" has the meaning provided by 25 U.S.C. Section 1903.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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 162. ADOPTION","SUBCHAPTER A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"1f457f11a7f34049cf309b2e84c662a1eab10ce6deea2b0ab08b53295b91c7ad","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}