Amends procedures and grounds for child removal, placement, and hearings in Texas.

The bill amends procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. It specifies the circumstances under which a court may order the return of a child to the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, or other designated caregiver.

Amends procedures and grounds for child removal, placement, and hearings in Texas.

The bill amends procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. It specifies the circumstances under which a court may order the return of a child to the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, or other designated caregiver.