Texas § 657.005 EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION.

Texas Statutes

§ 657.005 — EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION.

Texas § 657.005

Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 657.005 (EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 657.005 (2026).

Text

Sec. 657.005. EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION.

(a)The individual whose duty is to appoint or employ an applicant for a position with a state agency or an officer or the chief administrator of the agency who receives an application for appointment or employment by an individual entitled to a military employment preference, before appointing or employing any individual, shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant for the position.

(b)An applicant who is a veteran with a disability shall furnish the official records to the individual whose duty is to fill the position.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 657.005. EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION. (a) The individual whose duty is to appoint or employ an applicant for a position with a state agency or an officer or the chief administrator of the agency who receives an application for appointment or employment by an individual entitled to a military employment preference, before appointing or employing any individual, shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant for the position.
(b) An applicant who is a veteran with a disability shall furnish the official records to the individual whose duty is to fill the position.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (S.B. 1376 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.