TX HB5026

Removes failure to comply with court-ordered reunification requirements as a standalone ground for involuntary termination of parental rights, eliminating the provision that allowed termination when a parent failed to complete actions necessary to regain custody of a child in DFPS conservatorship for at least nine months following removal for abuse or neglect

Renumbers the remaining grounds for parental rights termination in Family Code Section 161.001(b)(1) from paragraphs (O) through (V) to paragraphs (O) through (U) following the deletion

Updates cross-references in Family Code Section 154.001(a-1) regarding child support obligations for parents whose rights have been terminated, changing citations from 161.001(b)(1)(T)(iv) and (b)(1)(U) to 161.001(b)(1)(S)(iv) and (b)(1)(T)

Applies to suits affecting the parent-child relationship pending in trial court or filed on or after the effective date

Takes effect September 1, 2025