{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.163","heading":"CONTINUING DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.","body":"In a catchment area in which a single source continuum contractor is providing family-based safety services or community-based care services, legal representation of the department in an action under this code shall be provided in accordance with Section 264.009.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 18(a), eff. September 1, 2017.","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 B-1. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"f652b2f67b4510a5db4c5cd1892915389063b10744852510b97ccf21f5b7c2a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}