Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Texas — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
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Security deposit
Your landlord had 30 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they kept it in bad faith, a court can award $100 plus three times what they wrongly kept, plus fees.
Return deadline30 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyBad faith: $100 plus three times the portion of the deposit wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney fees
Tenant must give a forwarding address; landlord duty to refund runs from surrender, and bad-faith liability is in § 92.109.
Gift card cash back
If you use your gift card in person and less than $2.50 is left, you can ask for that money in cash.
Cash backless than $2.50 remains after an in-person redemption
The ruleIf a stored value card is redeemed in person to make a purchase and a balance of less than $2.50 remains, at the consumer request the seller shall refund the balance in cash.
Verified from statute text, §§ 604.151-604.152. Does not apply to cards issued as a refund for merchandise returned without a receipt, or to non-reloadable cards with an initial value of $5 or less.
Final paycheck
If you were fired, your final pay is due within 6 days. If you quit, it is due on the next regular payday.
If firedWithin 6 calendar days after termination
If you quitNext regular payday
Late-pay penaltyNo waiting-time multiplier: unpaid final wages are recovered through a wage claim, and the state agency may assess an administrative penalty for a bad-faith failure to pay (§ 61.053)