Art. 56B.102.  EMERGENCY AWARD.  (a)  Before acting on an application for compensation under this chapter, the attorney general may make an emergency award if it appears likely that:
(1)  a final award will be made; and
(2)  the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained.
(b)  An emergency award may not exceed $1,500.
(c)  The amount of an emergency award must be:
(1)  deducted from the final award; or
(2)  repaid by and recoverable from the claimant or victim to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.