Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0528
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 16, 2026No. KP-0528Published
1Opinion of the Court
KEN PAXTON ATTORNE Y GENERAL OF TEXAS September 16, 2026 The Honorable Sean Teare Harris County District Attorney 1201 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 Opinion No. KP-0528 Re: Scope of “law enforcement agency” definition under Senate Bill 571 (RQ-0614-KP) Dear Mr. Teare: Your request pertains to reporting and investigating child abuse and neglect. 1 You first ask whether the definition of “law enforcement agency” in Texas Family Code section 261.001 applies “only to the specific abuse and neglect reporting requirements under Texas Family Code [sub]section 261.101(b), or to the…
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- Alex Sheshunoff Management Services, L.P. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Molinet v. KimbrellTexas Supreme Court · 2011
- Youngkin v. HinesTexas Supreme Court · 2018
- Perry v. S.N.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
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