{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.0145","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.0145","heading":"RELEASE OF CASE RECORD.","body":"(a) In this section, \"case record\" means those files, reports, records, communications, audio recordings, video recordings, or working papers under the custody and control of the department that are collected, developed, or used:\n(1) in a child abuse or neglect investigation; or\n(2) in providing services as a result of an investigation, including substitute care services for a child.\n(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish guidelines that prioritize requests to release case records, including those made by an adult previously in the department's managing conservatorship.\n(c) The department is not required to release a copy of the case record except as provided by law and department rule.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (H.B. 3234), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (H.B. 3259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.187, 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 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.0145","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"852eff7a0e640bb9035ce0add17b33f44d993ac747eaf147dcb76f40efadf8a3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}