{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.903","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 661.903","heading":"NATIONAL GUARD EMERGENCY.","body":"A state employee who is called to state active duty as a member of the Texas military forces by the governor because of an emergency is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary in accordance with Section 437.254. A state employee who is called to federal active duty as a member of the Texas military forces may not receive the employee's state salary except as provided by Sections 661.904(d) and (f) and 661.9041.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.08, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 661. LEAVE","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.903","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b62317dfed90d2cabf53117c2a64c3ba09c50570b8888c969efe095d5497e905","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.902","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}