Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.013
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.013, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 35.013. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not limit the authority of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian over a minor.
(b) This chapter does not entitle an employee, agent, or representative of the department or other official agent to enter a home over the objection of a child or, if the child is a minor, over the objection of the child's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
(b) This chapter does not entitle an employee, agent, or representative of the department or other official agent to enter a home over the objection of a child or, if the child is a minor, over the objection of the child's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
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