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This version of the Texas Payday Law and the Texas Payday Law Rules is not an official version. It is provided here as a convenience to those who would like to see a more interactive and easily navigable version of the law than is available from most sources. It represents the most current version available from the Texas Workforce Commission's Web site as of May 31, 2000. No changes have been made except to correct typographical errors. Users should be aware that the only official version of the Texas Payday Law is found in the Texas Labor Code, Chapter 61, which may be found in most public and law school libraries and in a "semi-official" version on the Internet at www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/la/la0006100toc.html. The only official version of the Texas Payday Law Rules is found in Title 40 of the Texas Administrative Code. Any questions over the exact wording of the statutes or rules should be resolved by referring to the appropriate sections in the cited volumes and/or by consulting a licensed attorney. The commentary represents the views of the author, William T. (Tommy) Simmons, and does not represent the views of any other individual person or public or private entity.

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