Texas § WA.17.923 - COUNTY ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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§ WA.17.923. COUNTY ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
COUNTY ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. To be eligible for financial assistance under this subchapter, a county: (1) must have a per capita income that averaged 25 percent below the state average for the most recent three consecutive years for which statistics are available and an unemployment rate that averaged 25 percent above the state average for the most recent three consecutive years for which statistics are available; (2) must be located adjacent to an international border; or (3) must be located in whole or in part within 100 miles of an international border and contain the majority of the area of a municipality with a population of more than 250,000. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624,
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section WA.17.923 ("COUNTY ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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