Short answer
Not for ordinary consumer debt. The Texas Constitution prohibits garnishing current wages except for court-ordered child support and spousal maintenance. Federal agencies can garnish for some federal debts, such as federal student loans and taxes.
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Sources
- Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 28 (wage garnishment)
- 20 U.S.C. § 1095a (federal student loan wage garnishment) (Cornell LII)
- Tex. Prop. Code ch. 42 (personal property exemptions)
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