{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00117","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 402.00117","heading":"APPOINTMENT; TERM.","body":"(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the commissioner. The commissioner serves a two-year term that expires on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.\n(b) The governor shall appoint the commissioner without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 402. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM; WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.402.htm#402.00117","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"51e4b901879b51f37480118f6791798561da3ed95239e3b65283dcced04d08db","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00116","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}