Tex. Labor Code § 207.047
FAILURE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, OR RETURN TO WORK
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- Tex. Labor Code § 207.047, FAILURE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, OR RETURN TO WORK, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/686879
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(a) An individual is disqualified for benefits if during the individual's current benefit year, the individual failed, without good cause, to:
(1) apply for available, suitable work when directed to do so by the commission;
(2) accept suitable work offered to the individual; or
(3) return to the individual's customary self-employment, if any, when directed to do so by the commission.
(b) Disqualification for benefits under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:
(1) worked for six weeks; or
(2) earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.