Tex. Labor Code § 214.001
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 214.001, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 214.001. FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING BENEFITS OR OTHER PAYMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if, to obtain or increase a benefit or other payment, either for the person or another person, under this subtitle, the unemployment compensation law of another state, or any act or program of the United States that is administered by the commission, the person:
(1) makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false; or
(2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(1) makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false; or
(2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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