Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 735 - INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS
Subchapter B - MAKING ASSESSMENTS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Section 735.203 - May I consider the adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in an adoption evaluation?

Texas Family Code § 162.0025 prohibits any person conducting an adoption evaluation from considering membership in the armed forces of the United States, Texas National Guard, National Guard in another state, or in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States as a negative factor in determining whether the adoptive parents would be suitable or whether an adoption is in the best interest of the child.