(a) An employer commits an offense if:
(1) at the time of hiring an employee, the employer intends to avoid payment of wages owed to the employee; and
(2) the employer fails after demand to pay those wages.
(b) An employer commits an offense if the employer:
(1) intends to avoid payment of wages owed to an employee;
(2) intends to continue to employ the employee; and
(3) fails after demand to pay those wages.
(c) An employer commits a separate offense under Subsection (b) for each pay period during which the employee earns wages that the employer fails to pay.
(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.