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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0822

REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0822, REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676510
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Before a committed person is released from a secure correctional facility, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall ensure that: (1) the Department of Public Safety issues a personal identification card to the person; and (2) the person completes an application for the following federal benefits, as appropriate, for which the person may be eligible: (A) social security benefits, including disability benefits, administered by the United States Social Security Administration; and (B) veterans benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.