Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.016
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.016, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 31.016. SERVICE REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
Official statutory text
To the extent practicable using existing revenue, the executive commissioner, by rule, shall develop and the commission shall implement a plan to:
(1) identify recipients of financial assistance that are at risk of exhausting their benefits under Section 31.0065; and
(2) provide referrals for the recipient and the recipient's family to appropriate preventive and support services, including faith-based services.
(1) identify recipients of financial assistance that are at risk of exhausting their benefits under Section 31.0065; and
(2) provide referrals for the recipient and the recipient's family to appropriate preventive and support services, including faith-based services.
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