Section 363.53 - Residence(a) A person must live in the Texas county where the person applies for assistance.(b) No time limit is placed on a person's absence from the county. If a person proves county residency at application, the person remains a county resident until factual evidence proves otherwise.(c) A person is not required to live in a county for any specific period of time to be considered a resident.(d) A person is not considered a county resident, even if the person lives in the county, if the person: (1) is a student who is a minor; and(2) is primarily supported by a parent whose residence is in another county or state.(e) A person cannot qualify for county health care assistance from more than one county simultaneously.(f) A person is not required to have a permanent dwelling or fixed residence in the person's county to be considered a resident.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.53
The provisions of this §363.53 adopted to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3177; amended to be effective February 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 1549; transferred from Title 25, Pt. 1, Ch. 14 by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 06, February 11, 2022, TexReg 0673, eff. 3/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 37, September 13, 2024, TexReg 7329, eff. 9/18/2024