In this subtitle, "employment" does not include:
(1) service in the employ of:
(A) a church;
(B) a convention or association of churches; or
(C) an organization that is operated primarily for religious purposes and that is operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church or a convention or association of churches;
(2) service performed by an ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of the individual's ministry; or
(3) service performed by a member of a religious order as required by the order.
Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.