HB2760

HB2760 specifies that a party challenging a final Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) unemployment-compensation decision must bring the court-review action in a county court at law or district court. It replaces the less specific phrase “court of competent jurisdiction.” It does not name justice courts or constitutional county courts as alternatives. Final law

The law took effect September 1, 2025, and applies only when the TWC decision becomes final on or after that date. Review of a decision that became final earlier remains governed by the former law—even if a later procedural step occurs after September 1.

The filing window is unchanged: the action must be filed on or after the decision becomes final and no later than the 14th day afterward. That is not simply 14 days after the decision is mailed. Existing law generally makes a commission decision final 14 days after mailing unless the commission reopens the appeal or a party timely requests rehearing. Finality rule

The bill does not rewrite the remaining review requirements: the action is against TWC, other parties to the commission proceeding must be defendants, administrative remedies must be exhausted (a rehearing motion is not required for exhaustion), and the existing county-of-filing rules still apply. Nor does it change the existing “trial de novo based on the substantial evidence rule” standard. In short, it identifies the court types; it does not create a new benefit or an unrestricted second chance to claim benefits. Judicial-review provisions