The benefit payments made by the association or the surety under this chapter are entitled to the same preference over other debts of the impaired employer or the impaired employer's estate as provided by law to benefit payments owed by the employer or employer's estate to the person entitled to the benefits.
Tex. Lab. Code § 407.131
PREFERENCE
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269 , Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.