{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.3053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 466.3053","heading":"PURCHASE OF TICKET WITH PROCEEDS OF AFDC CHECK OR FOOD STAMPS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly purchases a ticket with:\n(1) the proceeds of a check issued as a payment under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program administered under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; or\n(2) a food stamp coupon issued under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 947), Sec. 4.03(b), eff. August 30, 1993.\nRenumbered from Sec. 466.255 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 466. STATE LOTTERY","SUBCHAPTER G. OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm#466.3053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"688635168a757e187eb2ace1ce925c3c1f051e3bf11ac7022784c78e2005d17c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.3052","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.3054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}