A finding of fact, conclusion of law, judgment, or final order made under this subtitle is not binding and may not be used as evidence in an action or proceeding, other than an action or proceeding brought under this subtitle, even if the action or proceeding is between the same or related parties or involves the same facts.
Tex. Lab. Code § 213.007
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL DOCTRINE INAPPLICABLE
Known as the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 201.001 to 215.044 (345 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 850 F. Supp. 538 - Thornton v. Neiman Marcus (1994)
Most recently applied in Just Energy Texas I Corp. v. Texas Workforce Commission and Cedric Thomas (August 2015)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.