{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-208.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 208.021","heading":"INITIAL CLAIM DETERMINATION.","body":"(a) The commission shall determine whether an initial claim is valid.\n(b) For each valid initial claim, the commission shall determine:\n(1) the claimant's benefit year;\n(2) the benefit amount for total unemployment; and\n(3) the duration of benefits.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 208. BENEFIT CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER B. CLAIM DETERMINATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.208.htm#208.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"5b62e27fc97c1be98a6e175c6d59b9115141ff23b4caadedc901fea4ddc384b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-208.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-208.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}