Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0153
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0153, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 50.0153. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) The trafficked persons program account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
(b) The account consists of:
(1) contributions made under Section 2054.252, Government Code;
(2) contributions made under Sections 502.416, 521.013, and 522.0296, Transportation Code;
(3) fees for the specialty license plates issued under Section 504.675, Transportation Code;
(4) gifts, grants, and donations received for the account; and
(5) interest, dividends, and other income of the account.
(c) Section 403.0956, Government Code, does not apply to the account.
(d) Money in the account may be appropriated only to:
(1) the grant program;
(2) the sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment programs established under this chapter;
(3) the trafficked persons program established under Section 54.04012, Family Code; and
(4) the administration of a program described by Section 264.004(d), Family Code.
(e) The legislature may not use money in the account to offset any other appropriations designated to the department or commission.
(b) The account consists of:
(1) contributions made under Section 2054.252, Government Code;
(2) contributions made under Sections 502.416, 521.013, and 522.0296, Transportation Code;
(3) fees for the specialty license plates issued under Section 504.675, Transportation Code;
(4) gifts, grants, and donations received for the account; and
(5) interest, dividends, and other income of the account.
(c) Section 403.0956, Government Code, does not apply to the account.
(d) Money in the account may be appropriated only to:
(1) the grant program;
(2) the sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment programs established under this chapter;
(3) the trafficked persons program established under Section 54.04012, Family Code; and
(4) the administration of a program described by Section 264.004(d), Family Code.
(e) The legislature may not use money in the account to offset any other appropriations designated to the department or commission.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.