Texas Government Code 657.002 – Individuals Qualified for Military Employment Preference
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 657.002
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The following individuals qualify for a military employment preference:
(1) a veteran, including a veteran with a disability;
(2) a veteran’s surviving spouse who has not remarried;
(3) an orphan of a veteran if the veteran was killed while on active duty;
(4) the spouse of a member of the United States armed forces or Texas National Guard serving on active duty; and
(5) the spouse of a veteran if the spouse is the primary source of income for the household and the veteran has a total disability rating based either on having a service-connected disability with a disability rating of at least 70 percent or on individual unemployability.