Employers are required to provide 10 consecutive minutes as a rest break for every 4 hours of work. How Many Breaks in a 12-Hour Shift in Texas?Texas doesn't require rest breaks. Breaks are left to the discretion of employers. Work schedules are up to an employer to set and enforce, i.e. They do not "force" you. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. Texas law follows FLSA which allows for paid breaks of 5 to 20 minutes for the purposes of using the restroom, etc. The law doesn't give employees the right to take time off to eat lunch (or another meal) or the right to take short breaks during the workday. The law doesn't give employees the right to take time off to eat lunch (or another meal) or the right to take short breaks during the workday.