{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.213","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 437.213","heading":"CERTAIN BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS FOR STATE SERVICE.","body":"A service member of the Texas military forces who is ordered to state active duty or to state training and other duty by the governor, the adjutant general, or another proper authority under the law of this state is entitled to the same benefits and protections provided to persons:\n(1) performing service in the uniformed services as provided by 38 U.S.C. Sections 4301-4313 and 4316-4319; and\n(2) in the military service of the United States as provided by 50 U.S.C. Sections 3901-3959, 3991, and 4011-4026.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 437. TEXAS MILITARY","SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS MILITARY FORCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.437.htm#437.213","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"65f79492ff789fb6fd13367944d04bb090daf7c407eafd3d74950728ea91a821","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.2121","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.2131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}