Tex. Gov't Code § 466.3053 · Subchapter G. OFFENSES
PURCHASE OF TICKET WITH PROCEEDS OF AFDC CHECK OR FOOD STAMPS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly purchases a ticket with:
(1) the proceeds of a check issued as a payment under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program administered under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; or
(2) a food stamp coupon issued under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 947), Sec. 4.03(b), eff. August 30, 1993.
Renumbered from Sec. 466.255 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm
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