(a) A person must live in the Texas county to which he 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) There are no durational requirements for residency.
(d) Even if a minor student lives in the county, the minor student primarily supported by his parents, whose home residence is in another county or state, is not considered a county resident.
(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 a fixed residence.

Source Note: 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 effective March 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register February 11, 2022, 47 TexReg 673