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  89R15919 AMF-F     By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 5628       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the   parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 153.002, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 153.002.  BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. The best interest of   the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in   determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and   access to the child , including in a suit affecting the parent-child   relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E .          SECTION 2.  Section 153.002, Family Code, as amended by this   Act, is intended only to clarify existing law with respect to the   court's consideration of the best interest of the child in a suit   affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental   entity under Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.