Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.044
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.044, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 31.044. INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to an account to which financial assistance provided under this chapter has been transferred under the electronic benefits transfer system for access and use by a recipient of that assistance.
(b) The commission shall close an account that has not been used by the account holder during the preceding 12 months.
(c) The comptroller shall withdraw any unused benefits remaining in the account and disburse the benefits as authorized by federal and state law.
(b) The commission shall close an account that has not been used by the account holder during the preceding 12 months.
(c) The comptroller shall withdraw any unused benefits remaining in the account and disburse the benefits as authorized by federal and state law.
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