Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 63.004 · Chapter 63. GARNISHMENT
CURRENT WAGES EXEMPT.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, current wages for personal service are not subject to garnishment. The garnishee shall be discharged from the garnishment as to any debt to the defendant for current wages.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 466, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.63.htm
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- sha256 eb1d464e05dc3630057ea96240b597c3fb3c5c80daa35cbdbcb23af237c6a2b5
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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