# Tex. Labor Code § 204.009: APPLICATION TO LABOR AGENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.009

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Labor Code § 204.009
- **Heading:** APPLICATION TO LABOR AGENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.009

## Text

(a) A labor agent who furnishes a farm and ranch laborer is liable for the payment of a tax under this subtitle as if the labor agent were the employer of the laborer, without regard to any factor used to determine an employer-employee relationship, including the right of control.

(b) If a labor agent does not pay the tax in accordance with this subtitle, a person who contracts with the labor agent for the services of a farm and ranch laborer is jointly and severally liable with the labor agent for payment of the tax under this subtitle as an employer.

(c) A labor agent shall notify each person with whom the labor agent contracts whether the labor agent pays the tax under this subtitle.

(d) A labor agent who pays the tax shall present evidence of payment to each person with whom the labor agent contracts.

(e) In this section, "labor agent" means a person who is a farm labor contractor under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.).

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.001 § 204.001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.001.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.002 § 204.002. CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.002.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.003 § 204.003. CONTRIBUTION NOT DEDUCTED FROM WAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.003.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.004 § 204.004. ASSIGNMENT TO MAJOR GROUP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.004.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.005 § 204.005. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR GROUP CONTRIBUTION RATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.005.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.006 § 204.006. INITIAL CONTRIBUTION RATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.006.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.007 § 204.007. SPECIAL RATE; CERTAIN EMPLOYERS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.007.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.008 § 204.008. TIME BENEFITS ARE PAID.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.008.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.009 § 204.009. APPLICATION TO LABOR AGENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.009.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.010 § 204.010. PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIAN TRIBES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.010.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.021 § 204.021. CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.021.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.022 § 204.022. EXCLUSIONS FROM CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.022.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.023 § 204.023. NOTICE SENT AT TIME BENEFITS PAID.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.023.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 204.024 § 204.024. PROTEST OF POTENTIAL CHARGEBACKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C204_S204.024.md)

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