Thank you for the replys.:)

Try running a search on Lexis or just a straight web search.

Point your judge at the Texas Payday Law (Section 61 of the Texas Labor Code) which in Section 61.011 requires the payment of wages, in Sec. 61.012 the designation of paydays, and in Sec. 61.017 the delivery of wages. Sec. 61.018 describes the limitations on deducting from pay, or the withholding of wages. Sec. 61.019 describes the criminal penalties for failure to pay wages.

Sec. 61.051 outlines the wage claim process, and subsequent sections provide for the recovery of wages by the Texas Workforce Commission on behalf of an employee not paid in accordance with the law.

You can find the text of the law at http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/la.toc.htm.

And, although it's too late now, I'm just wondering why you didn't file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. That would have been free. :)

You may not have heard. We have 5 candidates running for governor in Texas now--a democrat, a republican, two indepedents, and a libertarian. The incumbent, Little Ricky Perry, has an approval rating of 35%, and has been in office for 6 years. He swears that things are so good in Texas now that he needs to be reelected. So, doubtless, we Texans don't need money from our jobs. If we don't get paid, we don't need to file wage claims.

BTW, Little Ricky is the odds on favorite for reelection, with 35% of the vote. We've always said that "if Texas wanted a governor, we'd have elected one by now." Boy, do I ever miss Ann Richards!!

Come on back sometime. These northers have dropped our afternoon highs to the mid-to-upper 80s. It's 88 now--a crisp, fall day!

Ann Richards would STILL get my vote for the first woman president. (Yes, I know she's dead.)

Ann, dead and all, would be better than what we have, alive.

She was my county commissioner back in the 70's, and a wonderful acquaintance since then. A great lady, who missed re-election to Governor because she refused to support concealed handgun legislation. As a result, "that young Bush boy" got his first job not supplied by a family member, and look where we've gone since then.

Off my box, for now.

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I'd rather it came from a Texas boy. ;) I'm from Massachusetts; we're automatically suspect on such questions.

I would vote for her, too, dead or not. She was governor when I first moved to Texas. Short of Ann being on the ballot, I think I'd vote for Kinky. Just for the heck of it! :D :p

I would vote for her, too, dead or not. She was governor when I first moved to Texas. Short of Ann being on the ballot, I think I'd vote for Kinky. Just for the heck of it! :D :p

I always vote for kinky...

Oh wait... nevermind.

I think I'd vote for Kinky. Just for the heck of it! :D :p

Kinky's bumper sticker says "Kinky for Governor. Why the Hell Not?"

He's actually likely to come in second, appealing to the nighclub, honky-tonk, and college crowd. My fishing partner says that 18-25 year olds don't vote, and what you get when they do is Jesse Ventura. :eek:

Kinky's action figures are deeply discounted. I don't think he plans for the value to suddenly jump after the election. :D

Kinky's bumper sticker says "Kinky for Governor. Why the Hell Not?"

He's actually likely to come in second, appealing to the nighclub, honky-tonk, and college crowd. My fishing partner says that 18-25 year olds don't vote, and what you get when they do is Jesse Ventura. :eek:

Kinky's action figures are deeply discounted. I don't think he plans for the value to suddenly jump after the election. :D

Kinky's Houston office is in the building owned by my daughter's Godfather.