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Tex. Lab. Code § 209.041

ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED BENEFITS

Known as the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 201–215 (345 sections).

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

An individual is eligible to receive extended benefits for a benefit period of unemployment in the individual's eligibility period if, with respect to the benefit period, the individual:

(1) has exhausted all regular benefits;

(2) satisfies the requirements of this subtitle for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to an individual claiming extended benefits, including not being disqualified for the receipt of benefits; and

(3) has within the individual's base period received benefit wage credits for employment by employers in an amount not less than:

(A) 40 times the individual's weekly benefit amount; or

(B) 1-1/2 times the individual's high-quarter benefit wage credits.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.