Tex. Labor Code § 209.047

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, and subject to Subsections (b) and (c), suitable work for an individual is work:

(1) within the individual's capabilities;

(2) for which the gross average weekly remuneration payable exceeds the sum of:

(A) the individual's weekly extended benefit amount computed under Section 209.061; and

(B) the amount, if any, of supplemental unemployment compensation benefits, as defined in Section 501(c)(17)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(17)(D)), payable to the individual for that week; and

(3) that pays wages not less than the greater of:

(A) the minimum wage under Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206(a)(1)), without regard to any exemption; or

(B) the applicable state or local minimum wage.

(b) If an individual furnishes satisfactory evidence to the commission that the individual's prospects for obtaining work in the individual's customary occupation within a reasonably short period are good, the determination of whether work is suitable for that individual shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 207.008 applicable to suitable work for a claimant for regular benefits, without regard to the standards of suitability in Section 209.046 and this section.

(c) Work that does not accord with the labor standard provisions required by Section 3304(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(5)) is not suitable work for an individual.