The court holds permanency hearings for each child who is under the temporary managing conservatorship (TMC) of DFPS.

The basic purposes of the hearings include:

  •   reviewing the reasons that the child is in DFPS conservatorship;

  •   reviewing where the child is placed;

  •   determining whether the child’s parents are willing and able to provide the child with a safe environment;

  •   reviewing a summary of the child’s medical care; and

  •   making other determinations pertinent to the care, custody, and control of the child.

Texas Family Code §§263.002External Link, 263.306External Link, 266.007External Link

Permanency hearings also fulfill the federal requirements for conducting reviews every six months and permanency hearings annually, while a child is in the temporary managing conservatorship of DFPS.

42 USC §675(5)(B)(C)External Link