{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-23.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 23.003","heading":"APPLICATION OF POLICY.","body":"(a) A private employer shall apply any policy adopted under this chapter reasonably and in good faith in employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in the employer's workforce.\n(b) A private employer may require appropriate documentation from a veteran for the veteran to be eligible for the preference under a policy adopted under this chapter.\n(c) Granting a preference in accordance with a policy adopted under this chapter does not violate Chapter 21.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 3547), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 23. VOLUNTARY VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.23.htm#23.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"39424305edddb2c00332df21ed26848139a382c9eddd2bca5576e103337f2e1c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-23.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}