{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.306","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 261.306","heading":"REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM STATE.","body":"(a) If the department has reason to believe that a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child may remove the child from the state before the investigation is completed, the department may file an application for a temporary restraining order in a district court without regard to continuing jurisdiction of the child as provided in Chapter 155.\n(b) The court may render a temporary restraining order prohibiting the person from removing the child from the state pending completion of the investigation if the court:\n(1) finds that the department has probable cause to conduct the investigation; and\n(2) has reason to believe that the person may remove the child from the state.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.136, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT","SUBCHAPTER D. INVESTIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm#261.306","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"799ad2bce43b798f1e3055af07f135977fa8bce87ca48bf976456df4806e5d8a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.305","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}