Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.012
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.012, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 35.012. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person:
(1) makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false; or
(2) solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(1) makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false; or
(2) solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
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