{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-122.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 122.003","heading":"DEFENSE.","body":"(a) It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter that the employer's circumstances changed while the employee served as a juror or grand juror so that reemployment was impossible or unreasonable.\n(b) To establish a defense under this section, an employer must prove that the termination of employment was because of circumstances other than the employee's service as a juror or grand juror.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 122. JUROR'S RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.122.htm#122.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"dcedc918c109ecc134cb2d3272c2c20f1da87bf2323bedc58d850f5f46d3a363","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-122.0022","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-123.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}