{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.202","heading":"AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.","body":"The Department of Family and Protective Services, with the concurrence of the Health and Human Services Commission, may develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states to implement one or more of the purposes of this subchapter. An interstate compact authorized by this subchapter has the force and effect of law.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 846, Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.104, 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 162. ADOPTION","SUBCHAPTER C. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON ADOPTION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"b0e52346ed879a48e2098ff7e057b4aaf432a680eed1d6b1cb326d83e0849568","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}