{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.0038","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0038","heading":"TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF NEW SPOUSE'S INCOME.","body":"(a) Subject to the limitations prescribed by Subsection (b), income earned by an individual who marries an individual receiving financial assistance at the time of the marriage may not be considered by the commission during the six-month period following the date of the marriage for purposes of determining:\n(1) the amount of financial assistance granted to an individual under this chapter for the support of dependent children; or\n(2) whether the family meets household income and resource requirements for financial assistance under this chapter.\n(b) To be eligible for the income disregard provided by Subsection (a), the combined income of the individual receiving financial assistance and the new spouse cannot exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level for their family size.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.89, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.047, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 31. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER A. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.31.htm#31.0038","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"a128ea1656a850986e00f05588996798d2d0208820613c6cbec5ac6b2dbd261c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.0036","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.0039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}