Labor Code § 211.004

Sec. 211.004. OFFSET FOR OVERPAYMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the commission may enter into a reciprocal arrangement with an appropriate state or federal agency, or both, that provides: (1) an overpayment of benefits under this subtitle is recovered by offset from unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the unemployment compensation law of another state or of the United States; and (2) an overpayment of unemployment benefits under the unemployment compensation law of the other state or the United States are recovered by offset from benefits payable under this subtitle. (b) A procedure for notice and opportunity for a hearing that applies to the recovery of an overpayment of unemployment benefits paid under this subtitle applies to an offset of those benefits under this section. (c) In this section, "unemployment benefits" means unemployment compensation benefits, trade adjustment allowances, and other unemployment assistance. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.