Rethinking Texas Welfare Receipt and Recidivism

Abstract

In 1995, the Texas Legislature enacted H. B. 1863, which formed the basis for Texas' waiver from existing Federal laws governing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. This paper discusses policy recommendations to reduce welfare recidivism and to reinforce the efforts of poor Texas families to avoid receipt of AFDC. ; Texas Department of Human Services ; Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources