{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 615.122","heading":"PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILDREN.","body":"If an eligible surviving spouse who would be entitled to benefits under Section 615.121 does not exist but one or more eligible surviving minor children of the deceased peace officer or employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as described by Section 615.003(1) or (6), do exist, the state shall pay to the guardian or other legal representative of those children the funeral expenses of the deceased officer or employee.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.077, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 615. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND OTHERS","SUBCHAPTER F. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR SURVIVOR OF PEACE OFFICER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm#615.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"db6d1372751347f9816ef75ec1bf40ea9dbf6aea0b4188eea44b5a81d416869e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}