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Texas Government Code - Section 657.002. Individuals Entitled To Veteran's Employment Preference

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§ 657.002. INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED TO VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT 
PREFERENCE.  (a) A veteran qualifies for a veteran's employment 
preference if the veteran:
		(1)  served in the military for not less than 90 
consecutive days during a national emergency declared in accordance 
with federal law or was discharged from military service for an 
established service-connected disability;
		(2)  was honorably discharged from military service;  
and                   
		(3)  is competent.                                                            
	(b)  A veteran's surviving spouse who has not remarried or an 
orphan of a veteran qualifies for a veteran's employment preference 
if:
		(1)  the veteran was killed while on active duty;                             
		(2)  the veteran served in the military for not less 
than 90 consecutive days during a national emergency declared in 
accordance with federal law;  and
		(3)  the spouse or orphan is competent.                                       
	(c)  In this section, "veteran" means an individual who 
served in the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of 
the United States or in an auxiliary service of one of those 
branches of the armed forces.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995.

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