Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 526.0602. Interest or Other Waiting List for Certain Service Members and Dependents

(1) a service member who has declared and maintains this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch;

(2) a spouse or dependent child of a member described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) the spouse or dependent child of a former service member who had declared and maintained this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch and who:

(1) maintain the position of an individual to whom this section applies in the queue of an interest list or other waiting list for any assistance program the commission or other health and human services agency provides, including a Section 1915(c) waiver program, if the individual cannot receive benefits under the assistance program because the individual temporarily resides out of state as the result of military service; and

(2) subject to Subsection (e), offer benefits to the individual according to the individual's position on the interest list or other waiting list that was attained while the individual resided out of state if the individual returns to reside in this state.

(1) the service member's active duty ends;

(2) the member was killed if the member was killed in action; or

(3) the member died if the member died while in service. (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.0931.)