Can a text message be retrieved on iPhone

Only if the phone has been updated to iOS 16 and the message was deleted after it was updated. More details→Recovering deleted texts and iMessages - Apple Community

Hello Queen Lee,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

The article linked up above has some great steps that may help with that. If those steps don't allow you to restore them, you may want to reach out to your carrier to see if they can be retrieved on their end.

Cheers!