Tex. Human Resources Code § 12.002
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 12.002, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 12.002. UNLAWFUL USE OF FUNDS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person charged with the duty or responsibility of administering, disbursing, auditing, or otherwise handling the grants, funds, or money provided for in this title commits an offense if the person misappropriates the grants, funds, or money or by deception or fraud wrongfully distributes the grants, funds, or money to any person.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than two or more than seven years.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than two or more than seven years.
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