{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-657.0045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 657.0045","heading":"DESIGNATION OF OPEN POSITION FOR AND IMMEDIATE HIRING OF INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.","body":"(a) A state agency may designate an open position as a military preference position and only accept applications for that position from individuals who are entitled to a military employment preference under Section 657.003.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may hire or appoint for an open position within the agency an individual entitled to a military employment preference under Section 657.003 without announcing or advertising the position if the agency:\n(1) uses the automated labor exchange system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission to identify an individual who qualifies for a military employment preference under this chapter; and\n(2) determines the individual meets the qualifications required for the position.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (S.B. 1376), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 657. MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.657.htm#657.0045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"76bf437389a8cd8595eba8ad7d31037f23208d6255b78ec6f66fb84fdde02d60","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-657.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-657.0046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}