TX HB1460

Establishes a 15-member task force under the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to identify and locate relatives and individuals with significant relationships to children taken into state custody

Task force membership includes representatives from the Department of Public Safety, Attorney General's office, police departments from Texas's six largest cities, and seven experienced detectives or licensed private investigators with at least 10 years of experience working with special victims

Requires the task force to begin locating relatives within 24 hours of a child being taken into custody and complete identification with due diligence within 72 hours of DFPS filing a suit affecting the parent-child relationship

Mandates DFPS to report to the child's state legislators and governor within 120 hours of filing suit, detailing whether all relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity were identified and contacted

Requires DFPS to submit an annual report by February 1 to state leadership and legislators with statistics on relative placements versus foster care placements, reasons for non-placement with relatives, and legislative recommendations for improvement