{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 658.010","heading":"PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED.","body":"(a) An employee of a state agency shall, during normal office hours, conduct agency business only at the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment unless the employee:\n(1) is travelling; or\n(2) has received authorization to telework under Section 658.011.\n(b) The employee's personal residence may not be considered the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment without prior written authorization from the administrative head of the employing state agency.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 5196), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 658. HOURS OF LABOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.658.htm#658.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9fd7af201a90477cfd8002efedc392f28cb38a6de64b07460a7157eeaa599b01","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}