{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 6.303","heading":"ABSENCE ON PUBLIC SERVICE.","body":"Time spent by a Texas domiciliary outside this state or outside the county of residence of the domiciliary while in the service of the armed forces or other service of the United States or of this state, or while accompanying the domiciliary's spouse in the spouse's service of the armed forces or other service of the United States or of this state, is considered residence in this state and in that county.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (S.B. 1159), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 6. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE","SUBCHAPTER D. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.6.htm#6.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"c47c56767a8c6b137e9f477c8d33089a8d1b34a07167e9da8932d144e5b4599d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-6.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}