Texas § 209.046 EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT OR APPLY FOR SUITABLE WORK.

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§ 209.046 — EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT OR APPLY FOR SUITABLE WORK.

Texas § 209.046

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 209.046 (2026).

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Sec. 209.046. EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT OR APPLY FOR SUITABLE WORK. An individual may not be denied extended benefits for failure to accept a job offer of suitable work or apply for suitable work if:

(1)the work was not offered to the individual in writing and was not listed with the employment service; or

(2)failure to accept or apply for the work would not result in a denial of benefits under the applicable suitable work requirements for a regular benefit claimant in Section 207.008 , to the extent that the standards of suitability in that section are not inconsistent with Section 209.047 .

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Sec. 209.046. EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT OR APPLY FOR SUITABLE WORK. An individual may not be denied extended benefits for failure to accept a job offer of suitable work or apply for suitable work if:
(1) the work was not offered to the individual in writing and was not listed with the employment service; or
(2) failure to accept or apply for the work would not result in a denial of benefits under the applicable suitable work requirements for a regular benefit claimant in Section 207.008 , to the extent that the standards of suitability in that section are not inconsistent with Section 209.047 .