TX HB2399

Requires courts to include written findings with specific factual basis when determining whether to place a child in a residential treatment center, rather than simply citing or incorporating the record by reference

Prohibits these written findings sections from being admitted as evidence in final trials affecting the parent-child relationship

Mandates that at permanency hearings, when courts decide not to return a child to parents, the order must include a separate section with specific written findings explaining the factual basis for that determination

Repeals Section 263.002(d) of the Family Code, which previously governed certain court order requirements

Applies to suits affecting parent-child relationships pending in trial court or filed on or after September 1, 2025