Tex.
Gov't Code Section 659.082
Payment Twice a Month
(a)
An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if:(1)
the employee is employed by:(A)
the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;(B)
the Texas Department of Transportation;(C)
the Texas Department of Human Services;(D)
the Texas Workforce Commission;(E)
the Department of Public Safety; or(F)
any other state agency designated by the comptroller;(2)
the employee holds a classified position under the state’s position classification plan;(3)
the employee’s position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act;(4)
the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller’s requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month; and(5)
at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of the agency choose to be paid twice a month.(b)
Employees of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code, may be paid twice a month at the election of the employing institution of higher education.
Source:
Section 659.082 — Payment Twice a Month, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.659.htm#659.082 (accessed May 26, 2025).
