{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-101.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 101.012","heading":"EMPLOYER.","body":"\"Employer\" means a person, corporation, partnership, workers' compensation insurance carrier, governmental entity, the United States, or any other entity that pays or owes earnings to an individual. The term includes, for the purposes of enrolling dependents in a group health or dental insurance plan, a union, trade association, or other similar organization.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 4.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2018.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 101. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.101.htm#101.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"8b0bf11706a898a6fb4b46744595566454fe550d0799a86bded9c7c50388d8e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-101.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-101.0125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}