In SNAP, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) allows a deduction for expenses as required by 7 CFR §273.9, and HHSC:(1) allows actual self-employment expenses;(2) deducts a standard utility allowance (SUA) for households that qualify;(3) deducts a basic utility allowance (BUA) for households with utility expenses that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section;(4) deducts a telephone allowance for households with a telephone expense that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section or the BUA in paragraph (3) of this section;(5) allows a standard shelter deduction for homeless households;(6) does not allow a deduction for actual utility expenses; and(7) gives elderly or disabled households the option of deducting actual allowable medical expenses (as explained in 7 CFR §273.9(d)(3)) or using a standard medical deduction of an amount HHSC negotiates annually with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.