Tex. Human Resources Code § 11.003
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 11.003, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 11.003. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES NOT AFFECTED.
Official statutory text
No provision of this title is intended to release the counties and municipalities in this state from the specific responsibilities they have with regard to the support of public welfare, child welfare, and relief services. Funds which the counties and municipalities may appropriate for the support of those programs may be administered through the local or regional offices of the commission or Department of Aging and Disability Services, and if administered in that manner must be devoted exclusively to the programs in the county or municipality making the appropriation.
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