Texas S.B. 902 Status: Signed into Law, May 18, 2013 Effective Date: September 1, 2013 Under the Texas Water Code, a peace officer contracted for by the district, individually or through a county, sheriff, constable, or municipality, is an independent contractor.  The district is responsible for the acts or omissions…

Texas H.B. 1925/S.B. 676 Status: House: Committee Report, April 2013; Senate: Left Pending in Committee, April 2013 This bill would create a rebuttable presumption that an individual providing construction services is an employee for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act (“TUCA”) unless the individual meets the definition of independent…