State Supreme Court / Tex.

Texas Department of Human Services v. Boyd

Decided April 8, 1987. Ted Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

727 S.W.2d 531 · Cited 2,120 times

Official text

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Holley v. Adams · 544 S.W.2d 367
Wiley v. Spratlan · 543 S.W.2d 349

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

In Re VV · 349 S.W.3d 548
In re V.V. · 349 S.W.3d 548
in the Interest of A.B. and H.B., Children · 412 S.W.3d 588
In Re DT · 34 S.W.3d 625
In the Interest of D.T. · 34 S.W.3d 625
In the Interest of C.L.C. and C.R.D., Minor Children · 119 S.W.3d 382
In Re CLC · 119 S.W.3d 382
In the Interest of B.B. · 971 S.W.2d 160
in the Interest of R.W. · 129 S.W.3d 732
In Re RW · 129 S.W.3d 732
In Re MJML · 31 S.W.3d 347
Walker v. Texas Department of Family & Protective Services · 312 S.W.3d 608
In the Interest of C.A.B. · 289 S.W.3d 874
in the Interest of N. R., a Child · 101 S.W.3d 771
A. S. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services · 394 S.W.3d 703
In the Interest of S.M., a Child · 389 S.W.3d 483
Latham v. Department of Family & Protective Services · 177 S.W.3d 341
In Re CAB · 289 S.W.3d 874
In Interest of DLN · 958 S.W.2d 934
in the Interest of E.M. and J.M., Children · 494 S.W.3d 209
In the Interest of N.S.G., a Minor Child · 235 S.W.3d 358
in the Interest of C.J.S and S.G.B., Jr., Children · 383 S.W.3d 682
in the Interest of J.C., G.C., I.C., and T.C., Children · 151 S.W.3d 284
Asjes v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services · 142 S.W.3d 363
In the Interest of D.M. · 58 S.W.3d 801

Explore from here

Ted Robertson’s Judicial Record · Tex. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).