{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.047","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 408.047","heading":"STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE.","body":"(a) On and after October 1, 2006, the state average weekly wage is equal to 88 percent of the average weekly wage in covered employment computed by the Texas Workforce Commission under Section 207.002(c).\n(b) Expired.\n(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner by rule may increase the state average weekly wage to an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the average weekly wage in covered employment computed by the Texas Workforce Commission under Section 207.002(c).\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 963, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.100, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER C. COMPUTATION OF AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.408.htm#408.047","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"36c7b8bb0b1bab81c40ec7d988585006c581f61bba5b8543d2943b724a5064b7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.046","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}