Tex. Family Code § 262.303
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.303, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.303. NOTIFICATION OF POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the close of the first business day after the date on which a designated emergency infant care provider takes possession of a child under Section 262.302, the provider shall notify the Department of Family and Protective Services that the provider has taken possession of the child.
(b) The department shall assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately on receipt of notice under Subsection (a).
(b) The department shall assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately on receipt of notice under Subsection (a).
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