{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 56.152","heading":"ELIGIBILITY.","body":"The executive commissioner, after consulting with the department, by rule shall prescribe eligibility standards for individuals, including deaf individuals and individuals who have an impairment of hearing or speech, to receive an assistance voucher under the program. To be eligible, an individual must be a resident of this state with a disability that impairs the individual's ability to effectively access the telephone network.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.08(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1553, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (S.B. 512), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 56. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND","SUBCHAPTER E. SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.56.htm#56.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"3dddba3d4b86109bf5fa792ad5c69cf3f5b05278394001c0b41f044c0f247a11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}