TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION

DIVISION 6. RESOURCES

1 TAC §372.355

The executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts an amendment to §372.355, concerning Treatment of Resources in SNAP.

Section 372.355 is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 22, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 5411). This rule will not be republished.

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

The amendment is necessary to comply with Texas Human Resources Code §33.021, which requires HHSC to increase the excluded amounts of a vehicle's fair market value (FMV) when determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility. Texas Human Resources Code §33.021 was amended by House Bill 1287, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. The amendment updates the excluded amount of FMV from the first and additional vehicle when determining the value of countable resources.

Households qualify to receive SNAP benefits by meeting eligibility requirements when they apply, recertify, or report a change. One requirement limits the amount of certain financial resources SNAP recipients may have on hand (e.g., cash, vehicles). To meet the resource test, the household's countable liquid resources plus excess vehicle value must be $5,000 or less.

The amendment updates the exclusionary amount for vehicles from $15,000 to $22,500 for the highest valued vehicle and $4,650 to $8,700 for all other countable vehicles.

COMMENTS

The 31-day comment period ended September 22, 2025.

During this period, HHSC received a comment from one individual. A summary of the comment relating to the rule and HHSC's response follows.

Comment: One commenter requested that the proposed rule not cause a reduction in SNAP benefits.

Response: HHSC declines to revise the rule in response to this comment. Implementation of the rule will only increase the portion of the vehicle value amount that is not counted towards the SNAP resource limit of $5,000 and does not impact a person's SNAP benefit amount.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The amendment is adopted under Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services system.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 23, 2026.

TRD-202600260

Karen Ray

Chief Counsel

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Effective date: February 12, 2026

Proposal publication date: August 22, 2025

For further information, please call: (903) 330-6847

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