{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-501.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 501.003","heading":"LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE.","body":"(a) The provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board affecting an employee also apply to the legal beneficiary of a deceased employee.\n(b) In this section, \"legal beneficiary\" has the meaning assigned to that term under Section 401.011.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1098, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 501. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES UNDER THE DIRECTION OR CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.501.htm#501.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"f29ba1aa7cef9e33c5df357e90e623a362f820f2a3930827575a20ea01254336","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-501.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-501.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}