Tex. Gov't Code § 501.007
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The department may pay from the miscellaneous funds appropriated to the division claims made by inmates housed in facilities operated by the department for property lost or damaged by the division. The department shall maintain a record of all transactions made under this section. The record must show the amount of each claim paid, the identity of each claimant, and the purpose for which each claim was made. The department may not pay under this section more than $500 on a claim.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 501.007