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TX Health & Safety Code § 791.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 791 - Fire Escapes|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalty Provisions|Section 791.051. Enforcement

Sec. 791.051.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The attorney general, the county attorney of a county in which a building is maintained in violation of this chapter, or the district attorney of a district in which such a building is located may bring an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process to enforce this chapter against the owner or person in charge of the building.(b)  The action shall be brought in the district court of the county in which the building is located.(c)  The action may be prosecuted by the attorney general, the county attorney, or the district attorney on that person's own motion, or on the relation of any individual, including the state fire marshal, an inspector of the State Board of Insurance, the chief of a municipal fire department, or a municipal fire marshal.(d)  A district judge may issue a mandatory injunction or other writ against a person to enforce this chapter.  Disobedience of the injunction constitutes contempt of court and is punishable in the manner provided for contempt.(e)  The court may hear the case and may grant an injunction after the defendant has received 10 days' notice of the time and place set for the hearing on the injunction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 791.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle C - Fire|Chapter 791 - Fire Escapes|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalty Provisions|Section 791.052. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 791.052.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person obstructs a fire escape or a hallway or entrance leading to a fire escape in a manner that prevents free access to or use of the fire escape.  A door equipped with a lock requiring a key to operate is an obstruction.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a building required to be equipped with fire escapes and the person fails or refuses to comply with this chapter.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person serves as an agent in the care, management, supervision, control, or renting of a building for an owner who is not a resident of this state and the owner fails or refuses to comply with this chapter as it applies to that building.(d)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $20 or more than $50.  If the defendant is a corporation, each officer or member of the board of directors of the corporation is subject to the fine.(e)  Each day's failure or refusal to comply constitutes a separate offense.  Each day that an agent represents a nonresident owner who is not in compliance constitutes a separate offense.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.001. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Sec. 31.001.  TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.  The commission shall provide financial assistance and services to families with dependent children in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  The commission shall give first priority in administering this chapter to assisting an adult recipient of or unemployed applicant for the financial assistance and services in finding and retaining a job.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.039, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.002. Definition of Dependent Child

Sec. 31.002.  DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD.  (a)  In this chapter, the term "dependent child" applies to a child:(1)  who is a resident of this state;(2)  who is under 18 years of age or is under 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school or at the equivalent level of vocational or technical training if, before the child's 19th birthday, the child may reasonably be expected to complete the secondary school or training program;(3)  who has been deprived of parental support or care because of the death, continued absence from home, or physical or mental incapacity of a parent;(4)  who has insufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with health and decency;  and(5)  who is living in the home residence of his or her father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece.(b)  In this chapter, the term "dependent child" also applies to a child:(1)  who meets the specifications set forth in Subsections (a)(1)-(4);(2)  who has been removed from the home of a relative specified in Subsection (a)(5) as a result of a judicial determination that the child's residence there is contrary to his or her welfare;(3)  whose placement and care are the responsibility of the Department of Family and Protective Services or an agency with which the Department of Family and Protective Services has entered into an agreement for the care and supervision of the child;(4)  who has been placed in a residential child-care facility by the Department of Family and Protective Services; and(5)  for whom the state may receive federal funds for the purpose of providing foster care in accordance with rules promulgated by the executive commissioner.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 395, Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.014, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.040, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0021. Definition of Nonrecipient Parent

Sec. 31.0021.  DEFINITION OF NONRECIPIENT PARENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), in this chapter, "nonrecipient parent" means an adult or minor parent who is not a recipient of financial assistance but who is living with the person's child who is a recipient of financial assistance.(b)  "Nonrecipient parent" does not include:(1)  a minor parent who is not the head of household;(2)  a person who is ineligible for financial assistance because of the person's immigration status; or(3)  a parent who cares for a family member with a disability living in the home if the family member does not attend school full-time and the need for the care is supported by medical documentation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.041, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.003. Amount of Financial Assistance

Sec. 31.003.  AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the determination of the amount of financial assistance to be granted for the support of a dependent child.  The amount granted, when combined with the income and other resources available for the child's support, must be sufficient to provide the child with a subsistence compatible with decency and health.(b)  In considering the amount of income or other resources available to a child or a relative claiming financial assistance on the child's behalf, the commission shall also consider reasonable expenses attributable to earning the income.  The commission may permit all or part of the earned or other income to be set aside for the future identifiable needs of the child, subject to limitations prescribed by the executive commissioner.(c)  The commission's agents employed in the region or county in which the dependent child resides shall determine the amount to be paid in accordance with the rules promulgated by the executive commissioner.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.042, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0032. Payment of Assistance for Performance

Sec. 31.0032.  PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 231.115, Family Code, if after an investigation the commission or the Title IV-D agency determines that a person is not cooperating with a requirement of the responsibility agreement required under Section 31.0031, the commission shall immediately apply a sanction terminating the total amount of financial assistance provided under this chapter to or for the person and the person's family.(a-1)  The commission shall apply a sanction or penalty imposed under Subsection (a) for a period ending when the person demonstrates cooperation with the requirement of the responsibility agreement for which the sanction was imposed or for a one-month period, whichever is longer.(b)  The commission shall immediately notify the caretaker relative, second parent, or payee receiving the financial assistance if the commission will not make the financial assistance payment for the period prescribed by Subsection (a-1) because of a person's failure to cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement during a month.(c)  To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission may deny medical assistance for a person who is eligible for financial assistance but to whom that assistance is not paid because of the person's failure to cooperate.  Medical assistance to the person's family may not be denied for the person's failure to cooperate.  Medical assistance may not be denied to a person receiving assistance under this chapter who is under the age of 19, a pregnant adult, or any other person who may not be denied medical assistance under federal law.(d)  This section does not prohibit the Texas Workforce Commission, the commission, or any health and human services agency, as defined by Section 531.001, Government Code, from providing child care or any other related social or support services for an individual who is eligible for financial assistance but to whom that assistance is not paid because of the individual's failure to cooperate.(e)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish procedures to determine whether a person has cooperated with the requirements of the responsibility agreement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.88(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.044, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0033. Good Cause Hearing for Failure to Cooperate

Sec. 31.0033.  GOOD CAUSE HEARING FOR FAILURE TO COOPERATE.  (a)  If the commission or Title IV-D agency determines that a person has failed to cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement under Section 31.0031, the person determined to have failed to cooperate or, if different, the person receiving the financial assistance may request a hearing to show good cause for failure to cooperate not later than the 13th day after the date the notice is sent under Section 31.0032.  If the person determined to have failed to cooperate or, if different, the person receiving the financial assistance requests a hearing to show good cause not later than the 13th day after the date on which the notice is sent under Section 31.0032, the commission may not withhold or reduce the payment of financial assistance until the commission determines whether the person had good cause for the person's failure to cooperate.  On a showing of good cause for failure to cooperate, the person may receive a financial assistance payment for the period in which the person failed to cooperate, but had good cause for that failure to cooperate.(b)  The commission shall promptly conduct a hearing if a timely request is made under Subsection (a).(c)  If the commission finds that good cause for the person's failure to cooperate was not shown at a hearing, the commission may not make a financial assistance payment in any amount to the person for the person or the person's family for the period prescribed by Section 31.0032(a-1).(d)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish criteria for good cause failure to cooperate and guidelines for what constitutes a good faith effort on behalf of a recipient under this section.(e)  Except as provided by a waiver or modification granted under Section 31.0322, a person has good cause for failing or refusing to cooperate with the requirement of the responsibility agreement under Section 31.0031(d)(1) only if:(1)  the person's cooperation would be harmful to the physical, mental, or emotional health of the person or the person's dependent child;  or(2)  the person's noncooperation resulted from other circumstances the person could not control.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.88(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.045, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.00331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.00331. Additional Penalty for Continuous Failure to Cooperate

Sec. 31.00331.  ADDITIONAL PENALTY FOR CONTINUOUS FAILURE TO COOPERATE.  A person who fails to cooperate with the responsibility agreement for two consecutive months becomes ineligible for financial assistance for the person or the person's family.  The person may reapply for financial assistance but must cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement for a one-month period before receiving an assistance payment for that month.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.88(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0035. Transitional Child-Care Services

Sec. 31.0035.  TRANSITIONAL CHILD-CARE SERVICES.  (a)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall provide necessary transitional child-care services, in accordance with Texas Workforce Commission rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance under this chapter but is no longer eligible to receive the assistance because:(1)  the person's household income has increased; or(2)  the person has exhausted the person's benefits under Section 31.0065.(b)  Except as provided by Section 31.012(c), the Texas Workforce Commission may provide the child-care services only until the earlier of:(1)  the end of the applicable period prescribed by Section 31.0065 for the provision of transitional benefits; or(2)  the first anniversary of the date on which the person becomes ineligible for financial assistance because of increased household income.(c)  The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall adopt a system of copayments in order to have a person who receives child-care services under this section contribute an amount toward the cost of the services according to the person's ability to pay.(d)  The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall provide for sanctions for a person who is financially able to contribute the amount required by Subsection (c) but fails to pay.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.046, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0036. Dependent Child's Income

Sec. 31.0036.  DEPENDENT CHILD'S INCOME.  The commission may not consider any income earned by a dependent child who is attending school and whose income is derived from the child's part-time employment for purposes of determining:(1)  the amount of financial assistance granted to an individual under this chapter for the support of dependent children; or(2)  whether the family meets household income and resource requirements for eligibility for financial assistance under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 31.0031 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(61), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.046, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0038. Temporary Exclusion of New Spouse's Income

Sec. 31.0038.  TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF NEW SPOUSE'S INCOME.  (a)  Subject to the limitations prescribed by Subsection (b), income earned by an individual who marries an individual receiving financial assistance at the time of the marriage may not be considered by the commission during the six-month period following the date of the marriage for purposes of determining:(1)  the amount of financial assistance granted to an individual under this chapter for the support of dependent children; or(2)  whether the family meets household income and resource requirements for financial assistance under this chapter.(b)  To be eligible for the income disregard provided by Subsection (a), the combined income of the individual receiving financial assistance and the new spouse cannot exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level for their family size.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.89, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.047, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0039. Exclusion of Assets in Prepaid Tuition Programs and Higher Education Savings Plans

Sec. 31.0039.  EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS.  (a)  For purposes of determining the amount of financial assistance granted to an individual under this chapter for the support of dependent children or determining whether the family meets household income and resource requirements for financial assistance under this chapter, the commission may not consider the right to assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under:(1)  any fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, Education Code, including an interest in a savings trust account, prepaid tuition contract, or related matching account;(2)  any qualified tuition program of any state that meets the requirements of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or(3)  any school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), Education Code.(b)  The amount of exclusion under Subsection (a)(3) of assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2)(C), (D), or (E), Education Code, is limited to the amount of the cost of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees for one academic year consisting of 30 semester credit hours charged by the general academic teaching institution with the highest such tuition and fee costs for the most recent academic year, as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 54.753, Education Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 3708), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.048, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (H.B. 3987), Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.004. Foster Care

Sec. 31.004.  FOSTER CARE.  The Department of Family and Protective Services may accept and spend funds available from any source to provide foster care in facilities approved by the Department of Family and Protective Services for dependent children who meet the specifications set out in Section 31.002(b).|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2344, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.015, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.048, eff. April 2, 2015.|