{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.036","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.036","heading":"ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON LEAVING THE STATE.","body":"A recipient of assistance who moves out of the state is no longer eligible for the assistance. However, a recipient's temporary absence from the state for reasons and for periods of time approved by the commission does not terminate the recipient's eligibility for assistance.\nActs 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.070, 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 B. ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.31.htm#31.036","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"be11fc09b8d48962932759a7e66bed883c1501b84fe7f97940abe6b27c99e3bb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.0355","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}