Home/Texas/Statutes/Code HR: Human Resources Code/§ 11.001
Texas Statutes

§ 11.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 11.001
JurisdictionTexas
Code HRHuman Resources Code

This text of Texas § 11.001 (DEFINITIONS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 11.001 (2026).

Text

Sec. 11.001. DEFINITIONS. In this title:

(1)"Assistance" means all forms of assistance and services for needy persons authorized by Subtitle C.
(2)"Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(3)"Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(4)"Financial assistance" means money payments for needy persons authorized by Chapter 31 .
(5)"Medical assistance" means assistance for needy persons authorized by Chapter 32 .

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Johnny Ray Coleman v. the State of Texas
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2023)

Legislative History

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2335, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.012, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.28(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.002, eff. April 2, 2015.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 11.001
DEFINITIONS.
§ 11.002
PURPOSE OF TITLE; CONSTRUCTION.
§ 11.003
RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES NOT AFFECTED.
§ 11.004
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS NOT AFFECTED.
§ 111.001
PURPOSE.
§ 111.002
DEFINITIONS.
§ 111.0161
ADVICE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
§ 111.018
GENERAL DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER RELATING TO REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
§ 111.019
PLANNING.
§ 111.0205
WORK INCENTIVES AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI).
§ 111.021
REPORTS.
§ 111.022
DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
§ 111.023
OTHER DUTIES.
§ 111.0505
COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES; EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
§ 111.051
DEPARTMENT AS PRINCIPAL AUTHORITY.
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Texas § 11.001, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HR/11.001.