{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 63.004","heading":"CURRENT WAGES EXEMPT.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, current wages for personal service are not subject to garnishment. The garnishee shall be discharged from the garnishment as to any debt to the defendant for current wages.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 466, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 3. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES","CHAPTER 63. GARNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.63.htm#63.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"576dd2d37f08e28ea3a924c035058aaf9eeda895e739536f609276a7718f1253","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}