Tex. Labor Code § 407.131
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 407.131, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 407.131. PREFERENCE.
Official statutory text
The benefit payments made by the association or the surety under this chapter are entitled to the same preference over other debts of the impaired employer or the impaired employer's estate as provided by law to benefit payments owed by the employer or employer's estate to the person entitled to the benefits.
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