Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.068
LOCAL ACCOUNTS
Texas · Texas Human Resources Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.068, LOCAL ACCOUNTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/665452
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(a) The department may establish and maintain local bank or savings accounts for a client of the department as necessary to administer funds belonging to the client or received in trust for or on behalf of the client.
(b) Funds maintained in an account for the benefit of a child who is under the managing conservatorship of the department may be used by the department for the support of the child, including the payment of foster care expenses, or may be paid to a person providing care for the child.
(c) The department shall spend funds in a guardianship of a client's estate in compliance with Title 3, Estates Code.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), funds maintained in an account for the benefit of a client of the department may be used to provide care, including medical care, for the client.