Comprehensive statutory framework

Surrogacy laws in Texas

Texas has a dedicated statutory framework for gestational agreements in Family Code Chapter 160, Subchapter I, including court validation and eligibility requirements.

What Texas law provides

Texas Family Code §§160.751–160.763 authorize and regulate gestational agreements. The statutory framework addresses the agreement, court validation and establishment of the parent-child relationship when the statutory requirements are satisfied.

What the green classification means: Texas has a comprehensive statute. It does not mean every family configuration or proposed agreement qualifies for the statutory route.

Eligibility and validation matter

The statute contains specific eligibility conditions for the intended parents and gestational mother and requires judicial validation. The current statutory route includes a marriage requirement for the intended parents. That is a marital-status condition; the statute does not state that the intended parents must be a heterosexual couple.

What this means for a prospective carrier

Before signing or beginning treatment, Texas reproductive counsel should confirm that the parties, agreement and validation proceeding satisfy the statute. Do not rely on county rankings or assumptions that a particular court outcome is automatic.

Primary authority: Texas Family Code §§160.751–160.763.