Section 160.601 - Proceeding Authorized; Rules of Procedure(a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child.(b) The proceeding is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except as provided by Chapter 233.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767, Sec. 23, eff. 6/19/2009.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. 6/14/2001.