Tex. Labor Code § 213.054
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.054, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.054. OFFSET AGAINST STATE WARRANT.
Official statutory text
Any contribution, penalty, interest, or court cost owed by an employer under this subtitle is a debt owed by the employer to the state under Section 403.055, Government Code, only for withholding of a warrant for:
(1) the refund of taxes, fees, assessments, or other deposits required under the law of this state; or
(2) compensation for goods and services, other than a warrant for:
(A) payment for services performed as an elected or appointed employee of this state; or
(B) reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of employment as an elected or appointed employee of this state.
(1) the refund of taxes, fees, assessments, or other deposits required under the law of this state; or
(2) compensation for goods and services, other than a warrant for:
(A) payment for services performed as an elected or appointed employee of this state; or
(B) reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of employment as an elected or appointed employee of this state.
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