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TX Govt Code § 437.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.217. Exemption From Fees for Deployed Military Personnel

Sec. 437.217.  EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY PERSONNEL.  (a)  A member of the National Guard on federal active duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile fire zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is exempt from paying the following state or local governmental fees the member incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's personal affairs:(1)  fees for obtaining copies of:(A)  a birth certificate;(B)  a recorded marriage license;(C)  a divorce decree;(D)  a child support order;(E)  guardianship documents; and(F)  property tax records;(2)  fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate marriage license; and(3)  fees for transferring title to real or personal property.(b)  The governmental entity responsible for collecting a fee described by Subsection (a) may rely on a letter issued by the commander of the service member's unit for purposes of providing an exemption under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.218. Tax Exemption

Sec. 437.218.  TAX EXEMPTION.  (a)  An officer or enlisted service member in the Texas military forces who complies with the service member's military duties as prescribed by this chapter is exempt from payment of a road or street tax.(b)  To obtain the exemption, a service member must file in the county tax assessor-collector's office an affidavit, sworn to before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths in this state, in the following form:"I, __________, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I am a service member in good standing of the Texas military forces of the State of Texas.Subscribed to and sworn to before me this ______ day of __________, ______SEAL________________________________________________Notary Public in and for__________ County, Texas"(c)  The county tax assessor-collector may rely on a letter issued by the commander of the service member's unit for purposes of providing the exemption under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.219. Compensation

Sec. 437.219.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 437.220, a member of the Texas military forces who performs training or other military duty under authority of the United States Code may not receive pay or allowances from this state for that duty.(b)  When orders are issued for state active duty or state training or other duty, a National Guard service member of the Texas military forces performing the duty or training is entitled, during the period of the duty or training, to receive pay and allowances as provided by law for the United States armed forces.  Pay is a stipend for duty or training and is salary or base pay.  The pay may not be reduced because of food, shelter, or transportation that this state pays or furnishes in connection with the duty or training.(c)  The adjutant general shall set the daily pay rate and allowance rate for state active duty and for state training and other duty for Texas State Guard service members called to duty or training under this chapter.  The rate established by the adjutant general may not exceed the meal and lodging rate set by the comptroller by more than $25 per day.  The department shall publish information about the established pay rates on the department's Internet website.(d)  Duty or training by volunteers in the Texas State Guard without pay is considered for insurance and state coverage purposes as if it were duty or training for pay.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.220 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.220. Supplemental Duty Pay for Economic Hardship

Sec. 437.220.  SUPPLEMENTAL DUTY PAY FOR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.  (a)  A person who is called to military duty as a member of the Texas National Guard in the service of this state or the United States by proper federal or state authority and who suffers an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty is eligible to receive supplemental pay for serving in accordance with this section.  Payment under this subsection is subject to the availability of funds.(b)  The comptroller shall establish the Texas National Guard members' supplemental military duty pay account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be appropriated only for purposes of implementing this section.  The comptroller, governor, or adjutant general may accept gifts and grants for deposit to the credit of the account.  The legislature may transfer money into the account or may appropriate money to implement this section and the comptroller shall credit that money to the account.(c)  A member of the Texas National Guard described by Subsection (a) is eligible to receive supplemental pay under this section in an amount not to exceed the lesser of:(1)  the amount required to alleviate the economic hardship the member suffers as a result of serving on active duty; and(2)  the difference between the amount of income that the member has lost from civilian employment as a result of being called to military duty and the amount of military pay and allowances the member receives from state or federal sources while on military duty.(d)  The adjutant general shall determine whether a member is eligible to receive supplemental pay under this section and the amount of supplemental pay a member may receive.  In determining the amount, the adjutant general shall consider the total amount that is available for supplemental pay during a period and the probable total need for supplemental pay during that period.(e)  The adjutant general may adopt regulations to implement this section, including regulations that prescribe the procedure for requesting supplemental pay and that prescribe evidence a member may or must present to demonstrate hardship.  The comptroller, in consultation with the adjutant general, may adopt rules to govern the manner and method of paying supplemental pay under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.221. Other Duty and Community Service Missions

Sec. 437.221.  OTHER DUTY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE MISSIONS.  The governor or the adjutant general, if designated by the governor, may require other duty for officers and enlisted persons in the Texas military forces.  The other duty may include community service missions.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.222. Liability of Service Member

Sec. 437.222.  LIABILITY OF SERVICE MEMBER.  (a)  A service member of the Texas military forces ordered into service of this state by proper authority is not personally liable in the person's private capacity for any act performed or for any contract or other obligation entered into or undertaken in an official capacity in good faith and without intent to defraud in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of the department in business, programs, or other related affairs, under the limited waiver of governmental immunity provided by the Texas Tort Claims Act (Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code).(b)  If a suit is instituted against a service member of the Texas military forces for an act of the service member in the service member's official capacity in the discharge of duty or against a person acting under the authority, order, or lawfully issued warrant of the service member, the court shall require the plaintiff to file security for the payment of court costs that may be awarded to the defendant.  The defendant in the case may make a general denial and give the special matter in evidence.  If the plaintiff is nonsuited or the verdict or judgment is against the plaintiff, the defendant is entitled to recover three times the court costs.(c)  If a service member of the Texas military forces is sued for injury to a person or property occurring in the performance of or an attempt to perform a duty required by law, the court shall remove venue of the case to a court in another county not subject to disqualification if:(1)  the defendant applies for the removal; and(2)  the application is supported by affidavit of two credible persons stating that they have good reason to believe the defendant cannot have a fair and impartial trial before the court.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.223. Exemption From Arrest

Sec. 437.223.  EXEMPTION FROM ARREST.  (a)  A member of the Texas military forces may not be arrested, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, while the person is going to or coming from a place that the person was required to be for military duty.(b)  This section does not prevent a peace officer from issuing a traffic summons or citation to appear in court at a later date that does not conflict with the member's duty hours.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.2235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.2235. Public Duty Justification

Sec. 437.2235.  PUBLIC DUTY JUSTIFICATION.  Section 9.21, Penal Code, applies to conduct of a service member of the Texas military forces ordered into service of this state by proper authority that is performed in the service member's official capacity.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 850), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 437.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.224. Voting

Sec. 437.224.  VOTING.  (a)  A unit, force, division, or command of the Texas military forces that is engaged in regular training on a day on which a primary, general, or special election for a state or federal office is held shall provide time off or arrange duty hours to permit all personnel to vote in the election.(b)  This section does not apply during war, invasion, insurrection, riot, or tumult, during imminent danger of one of those situations, or during annual active duty for training not exceeding 15 days.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.225. Discharge

Sec. 437.225.  DISCHARGE.  (a)  A service member may be discharged from the Texas military forces according to regulations adopted by the adjutant general or by federal law or regulations.(b)  On termination of the appointment of an officer or enlistment of an enlisted service member in the Texas military forces, the officer or enlisted service member shall be given a certificate of discharge stating the character of the person's service.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.227. Compensation for Death or Injury

Sec. 437.227.  COMPENSATION FOR DEATH OR INJURY.  A member of the Texas military forces who is on state active duty, on state training or other duty, or traveling to or from the member's duty location and who is killed or injured while engaged in authorized duty, training, or travel is entitled to receive compensation and protections under Title 5, Labor Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.228. Issuance and Use of Uniform and Other Military Property

Sec. 437.228.  ISSUANCE AND USE OF UNIFORM AND OTHER MILITARY PROPERTY.  (a)  A service member to whom the department issues a uniform or other military property shall give a receipt for the uniform or property.  The adjutant general shall prescribe the manner in which the uniform and property shall be accounted for and kept.(b)  The uniform or other property may be used only for military purposes.  An officer or enlisted service member of the Texas military forces who is responsible for public property may not lend the property for private use or permit it to be used for a purpose for which it was not intended.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.229. Uniform

Sec. 437.229.  UNIFORM.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the uniform of the officers and enlisted service members of the Texas military forces is the uniform prescribed for the United States armed forces with modifications that the governor, or adjutant general if delegated the authority, considers necessary.(b)  The uniforms of the officers and enlisted personnel of the Texas State Guard are the uniforms prescribed for the United States armed forces with any modifications the governor, or the adjutant general if delegated the authority by the governor, considers necessary to distinguish the Texas State Guard from the Texas National Guard.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.230 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.230. Exemption From Levy and Sale

Sec. 437.230.  EXEMPTION FROM LEVY AND SALE.  Arms, equipment, clothing, and other military supplies issued by the department to units or service members of the Texas military forces for military purposes are exempt from levy and sale because of execution for debt or other legal proceedings.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.231. Seizure

Sec. 437.231.  SEIZURE.  (a)  On a finding by the adjutant general that a person unlawfully possesses, and refuses or fails to deliver up, arms, equipment, or other military property issued by the department for use of the Texas military forces, the governor may by warrant command the sheriff of the county in which the person resides or is located to seize the arms, equipment, or other military property and keep the property subject to the governor's further order.  The sheriff in executing the warrant may invoke the power of the county.(b)  Each sheriff may collect military arms or property issued by the department that is liable to loss or in the hands of unauthorized persons and safely keep the arms and property subject to order of the governor.  The sheriff shall make a report of the collection to the governor.  The sheriff's official bond covers faithful performance of duties under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces|Section 437.232. Confidentiality of Military Personnel Information

Sec. 437.232.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section, "military personnel information" means a service member's name, home address, rank, official title, pay rate or grade, state active duty orders, deployment locations, military duty addresses, awards and decorations, length of military service, and medical records.(b)  A service member's military personnel information is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 2152), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 437.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter F. Texas National Guard|Section 437.251. Composition

Sec. 437.251.  COMPOSITION.  The Texas National Guard may not exceed half of one percent of the population of the state except in case of war, insurrection, or invasion, the prevention of invasion, the suppression of riot, or the aiding of civil authorities to execute state law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter F. Texas National Guard|Section 437.252. Local Governmental Assistance

Sec. 437.252.  LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE.  Funds, other property, or services may be donated to a unit of the Texas National Guard by any public or private entity, including:(1)  a state agency or department;(2)  a political subdivision, including a county, municipality, or public school district; or(3)  a special purpose district or authority.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter F. Texas National Guard|Section 437.253. Property Forfeiture

Sec. 437.253.  PROPERTY FORFEITURE.  When the National Guard Counterdrug Program assists a federal law enforcement agency in enforcing drug laws, the National Guard Counterdrug Program is considered to be a law enforcement agency of this state for the purpose of participating in the sharing of property seized or forfeited to the United States under federal law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter F. Texas National Guard|Section 437.254. Employees in Texas Military Forces; Emergency Leave

Sec. 437.254.  EMPLOYEES IN TEXAS MILITARY FORCES; EMERGENCY LEAVE.  (a)  A state employee called to state active duty as a member of the Texas military forces by the governor or other appropriate authority in response to a natural or man-made disaster is entitled to receive paid emergency leave without loss of military leave under Section 437.202 or annual leave.(b)  A state employee called to federal active duty for the purpose of providing assistance to civil authorities in a declared emergency or for training for that purpose is entitled to receive paid emergency leave for not more than 22 workdays without loss of military leave under Section 437.202 or annual leave.(c)  The duty or training under Subsection (b) does not include duty or training carried out under Section 437.202.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter F. Texas National Guard|Section 437.255. Assisting Texas State Guard With Cyber Operations

Sec. 437.255.  ASSISTING TEXAS STATE GUARD WITH CYBER OPERATIONS.  To serve the state and safeguard the public from malicious cyber activity, the governor may command the Texas National Guard to assist the Texas State Guard with defending the state's cyber operations.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 437.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter G. Texas State Guard|Section 437.301. Commander

Sec. 437.301.  COMMANDER.  The commander of the Texas State Guard is responsible:(1)  for the welfare, strength, and management of the Texas State Guard;(2)  for the organization, training, and administration of all Texas State Guard components;(3)  to the adjutant general to ensure the Texas State Guard missions remain relevant and responsive as a force provider to this state; and(4)  to field and staff the volunteer components of the Texas State Guard.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|