In Texas, it is a crime to not report suspected child abuse or neglect.
Let's see. Situation A - You witness a child being abused or neglected and don't report it. Situation B - You think your neighbor is getting to many packages and spending to much time in the garage. Not much difference there.
I left a word out.
The actual language is "cause to believe".
You didn't actually witness the child abuse or neglect, but you heard something, or the child looked malnourished or had bruises and cuts.
You probably figured that the many packages were filled with straw, and that the neighbor was creating strawmen in garage.
