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FAMILY CODETitle 5 - THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPSubtitle B - SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Chapter 151 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES IN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Section 151.003 - Limitation on State Agency Action

Tex. Fam. Code § 151.003

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 151.003 - Limitation on State Agency Action

A state agency may not adopt rules or policies or take any other action that violates the fundamental right and duty of a parent to direct the upbringing of the parent's child.

Tex. Fam. Code § 151.003

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.18(a), eff. 9/1/1999. Renumbered from Sec. 151.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.13, eff. 6/14/2001.