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Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.012

CRIMINAL PENALTY

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Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.012, CRIMINAL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/665336
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(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.