{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 63.007","heading":"GARNISHMENT OF FUNDS HELD IN INMATE TRUST FUND.","body":"(a) A writ of garnishment may be issued against an inmate trust fund held under the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code, to encumber money that is held for the benefit of an inmate in the fund.\n(b) The state's sovereign immunity to suit is waived only to the extent necessary to authorize a garnishment action in accordance with this section.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 63.006 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","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#63.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"cf0d785ea5ebce670a07cba66464fecdf11ba116c4c714390a74ac4d2b2705e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-63.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}