Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.256 — Cost-of-living adjustment
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 56B: CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56B.256
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) The amount of a payment under Article 56B.254 is subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated by the attorney general. (b) The attorney general shall calculate the amount of the cost-of-living adjustment by multiplying the amount of the annual payment received by the peace officer under this subchapter during the preceding year by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, or its successor index, increased during the preceding calendar year.
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