{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 262.002","heading":"JURISDICTION.","body":"A suit brought by a governmental entity requesting an order under this chapter may be filed in a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is found.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.262.htm#262.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d18e2bebf9950afe95a7c8f275fa7dc21865b6185ec6c9c9808c490f66bdb862","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.0022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}