Tex. Fam. Code § 101.011 · Chapter 101. DEFINITIONS
EARNINGS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
"Earnings" means a payment to or due an individual, regardless of source and how denominated. The term includes a periodic or lump-sum payment for:
(1) wages, salary, compensation received as an independent contractor, overtime pay, severance pay, commission, bonus, and interest income;
(2) payments made under a pension, an annuity, workers' compensation, and a disability or retirement program;
(3) unemployment benefits;
(4) compensation from a transportation network company as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code; and
(5) compensation from a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 446 (H.B. 458), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.101.htm
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