Texas Family Code - FAM § 263.0022. Temporary Emergency Supervision;  Monthly Report

(a) In this section, “temporary emergency supervision” means the supervision and care provided by the department or a single source continuum contractor for a child without placement for whom the department has been appointed as the temporary or permanent managing conservator.

(b) The department or a single source continuum contractor may not advocate for and a court may not render an order placing a child in temporary emergency supervision if an appropriate placement is available.  The department or the contractor and the court may not consider a child's refusal to stay in a placement when determining whether the placement is appropriate.

(c) Before a court may order temporary emergency supervision for a child, the department or the single source continuum contractor shall submit a report to the court that includes information regarding each attempted placement, including: