{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.060","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 65.060","heading":"CHILD'S ANSWER.","body":"After the petition has been filed, the child may answer, orally or in writing, the petition at or before the commencement of the hearing. If the child does not answer, a general denial of the alleged truant conduct is assumed.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3A. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 65. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER B. INITIAL PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.65.htm#65.060","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"319ed5fdf5f5586f93342cf6d30d8758082c28edea0b99509adf0d2f2fcb6756","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.059","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}