Reporting of State Debts and Hold Offset Procedures (APS 028)
Issued: Nov. 22, 2005
Updated: Aug. 15, 2025 – View Changes
FPP E.037
Details
Website
Resources
Forms
- Application to Report Indebtedness form (74-188)
- Warrant Release or Reinstatement Request form (00-432)
- Payee Change Request (PCR) form (74-157)
- Debtor Hold File Extract Request
Contacts
For questions about the warrant hold program or TINS: contact Payment Services at (512) 936-8138 or ps.warrant.hold@cpa.texas.gov.
For CAPPS and SPRS authorized support staff, contact the CAPPS Service Desk at (512) 463-2277.
For HRIS, contact the HRIS Service Desk at (512) 463-4008.
Overview
Applicable to
State agencies and institutions of higher education.
Does NOT apply to:
- Junior or community colleges.
- Local state governmental entities such as cities and counties.
- Federal agencies.
- Other states.
- Business-to-business or person-to-person transactions.
Policy
State agencies and institutions of higher education (“agency”) are required to:
- Report to the Comptroller’s office a person (individual or entity) who owes a debt to the agency.
- Follow the Comptroller’s office procedures to ensure proper reporting and updating of state debt records.
The Comptroller’s office procedures for administering the warrant hold statutes, including the offset of state payments against a person’s state debt, are found in the Warrant Hold section of TexPayment Resource (FPP P.007).
Legal Citations
- Texas Government Code, Sections 403.055, 403.0551, 403.0552, 2107.008 and 2252.903
- Texas Education Code, Sections 57.48 and 57.482
- Texas Family Code, Section 231.007(a), (i)-(k)
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Section 5.22(h)(5)
| Date | Updates |
|---|---|
| 08/15/2025 | No changes resulted through the acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session; text updated for clarity. |
| 08/18/2023 | Updated through acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session |
| 07/30/2021 | No changes resulted from the acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session. |