Matching Hearts and Texas Region 6
Texas DFPS organizes child-welfare and adoption resources by region. Houston is in Region 6, and Matching Hearts appears in the state's private-agency directory for Region 6.
View the Texas DFPS private-agency directory
What should a Houston family ask first?
- What type of adoption does the agency handle?
- What requirements apply to my household?
- Who handles the home study?
- How does matching work?
- What fees should I expect?
- What happens after placement?
Learn the Texas process before you apply
Families can review the major adoption stages, common Texas requirements, the home-study process, possible costs, and timing before deciding what to do next.
Official Houston-area resources
Texas DFPS maintains statewide adoption information, Region 6 information-meeting details, the private-agency directory, and the Texas Adoption Resource Exchange.
Texas DFPS information meetings
General information only. This page is educational and is not legal advice. Some Texas DFPS pages combine foster-care and adoption information. Matching Hearts currently provides adoption services only.