Tex. Lab. Code § 301.006 · Subchapter A. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION
CHAIR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The governor shall designate the chair of the commission from among the members of the commission. The chair shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor for a two-year term. The governor may redesignate the same member to serve consecutive terms.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the member of the commission who represents the public shall serve as chair:
(1) when the commission acts under:
(A) Chapter 21;
(B) Subchapter D, Chapter 61;
(C) Subchapter D, Chapter 212;
(D) Chapter 301, Property Code; or
(E) Subchapter D, Chapter 51; and
(2) in commission hearings involving unemployment insurance issues regarding tax coverage, contributions, or reimbursements.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 202.005 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.02(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 2459), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.301.htm
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- 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
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Labor Code
- Tex. Lab. Code ch. 21EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATIONPrinted as Chapter 21
- Tex. Lab. Code ch. 51, subch. DPENALTY AND DEFENSEPrinted as Subchapter D, Chapter 51
- Tex. Lab. Code ch. 61, subch. DWAGE CLAIMSPrinted as Subchapter D, Chapter 61
- Tex. Lab. Code ch. 212, subch. DCOMMISSION REVIEWPrinted as Subchapter D, Chapter 212
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