Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees

Chapter 141 - Compensation and Expenses of Municipal Officers and Employees

Subchapter A. Compensation, Expenses, and Payroll Deductions

Section 141.001. Elected and Appointed Officers in Type a General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 141.001. ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICERS IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW...

Section 141.002. Appointed Officers in Type B General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 141.002. APPOINTED OFFICERS IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. The...

Section 141.003. Governing Body in Type C General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 141.003. GOVERNING BODY IN TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...

Section 141.004. Officers in Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 141.004. OFFICERS IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. The governing body of...

Section 141.005. Elected Officers in Populous Municipalities - Sec. 141.005. ELECTED OFFICERS IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In a...

Section 141.006. Police Officers in Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 141.006. POLICE OFFICERS IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. The...

Section 141.007. Police Reserve Force - Sec. 141.007. POLICE RESERVE FORCE. The governing body of a...

Section 141.008. Payroll Deductions in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 141.008. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) The governing...

Section 141.009. Definitions - Sec. 141.009. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter, "member of the...

Section 141.010. Municipal Employees in Type a and B General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 141.010. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN TYPE A AND B GENERAL-LAW...

Subchapter B. Compensation of Members of Fire and Police Departments in Certain Municipalities

Section 141.031. Base Salary - Sec. 141.031. BASE SALARY. (a) In a municipality with a...

Section 141.032. Longevity Pay - Sec. 141.032. LONGEVITY PAY. In a municipality with a population...

Section 141.033. Classification of Positions; Salary Schedule - Sec. 141.033. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS; SALARY SCHEDULE. (a) Each municipality...

Section 141.034. Petition to Increase Salaries - Sec. 141.034. PETITION TO INCREASE SALARIES. (a) The qualified voters...

Section 141.035. Penalty - Sec. 141.035. PENALTY. (a) A person who is a municipal...

Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 142.001. General Provisions Relating to Hours of Labor and Vacation of Members of Fire and Police Departments in Municipalities - Sec. 142.001. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOURS OF LABOR AND...

Section 142.0013. Hours of Labor and Vacation of Members of Fire and Police Departments in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 142.0013. HOURS OF LABOR AND VACATION OF MEMBERS OF...

Section 142.0015. Hours of Labor and Vacation of Members of Fire and Police Departments in Municipality With Population of More Than 10,000 - Sec. 142.0015. HOURS OF LABOR AND VACATION OF MEMBERS OF...

Section 142.0016. Use of Compensatory Time by Members of Fire and Police Departments in Municipality With Population of More Than 10,000 - Sec. 142.0016. USE OF COMPENSATORY TIME BY MEMBERS OF FIRE...

Section 142.0017. Hours of Labor and Vacation of Members of Fire and Police Departments in Municipality With Population of More Than 1 - Sec. 142.0017. HOURS OF LABOR AND VACATION OF MEMBERS OF...

Section 142.002. Two Platoon Fire System and Hours of Labor in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 142.002. TWO PLATOON FIRE SYSTEM AND HOURS OF LABOR...

Section 142.003. Hospital and Medical Assistance for Police Reserve Force - Sec. 142.003. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE RESERVE FORCE....

Section 142.004. Payment of Hospitalization Costs for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters - Sec. 142.004. PAYMENT OF HOSPITALIZATION COSTS FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND...

Section 142.005. Liability Insurance for Fire and Police Department Officers and Employees Driving Emergency Vehicles - Sec. 142.005. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS...

Section 142.006. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters - Sec. 142.006. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND...

Section 142.007. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Fire and Police Department Officers and Employees in Municipality of 1,550,000 or More - Sec. 142.007. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FIRE AND POLICE...

Section 142.008. Salary Continuation Payments; Subrogation - Sec. 142.008. SALARY CONTINUATION PAYMENTS; SUBROGATION. (a) If a municipality...

Section 142.009. Payment for Appearances of Fire Fighters and Police Officers in Court or Administrative Proceedings - Sec. 142.009. PAYMENT FOR APPEARANCES OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE...

Section 142.010. Definitions - Sec. 142.010. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter, "member of the...

Section 142.011. Educational Leave - Sec. 142.011. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE. (a) On written application by a...

Section 142.012. Overtime Compensation for Certain Police Department Officers and Civilian Employees - Sec. 142.012. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND...

Section 142.013. Business Leave Time Account for Police Officers in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 142.013. BUSINESS LEAVE TIME ACCOUNT FOR POLICE OFFICERS IN...

Section 142.014. Business Leave Time Account for Firefighters in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 142.014. BUSINESS LEAVE TIME ACCOUNT FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN CERTAIN...

Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities

Section 142.051. Applicability - Sec. 142.051. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 142.052. Definitions - Sec. 142.052. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Police officer" means...

Section 142.053. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body - Sec. 142.053. PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING...

Section 142.054. Certification Election - Sec. 142.054. CERTIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 142.055. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.055. ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER. (a)...

Section 142.056. Change or Modification of Recognition - Sec. 142.056. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION OF RECOGNITION. (a) The police...

Section 142.057. Strikes Prohibited - Sec. 142.057. STRIKES PROHIBITED. (a) A police officer employed by...

Section 142.058. Recognition of Police Officers Association - Sec. 142.058. RECOGNITION OF POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. (a) A public...

Section 142.059. General Provisions Relating to Agreements - Sec. 142.059. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS. (a) A municipality...

Section 142.060. Selection of Bargaining Agent; Bargaining Unit - Sec. 142.060. SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENT; BARGAINING UNIT. (a) The...

Section 142.061. Protected Rights of Police Officer - Sec. 142.061. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICER. (a) For any...

Section 142.062. Open Records - Sec. 142.062. OPEN RECORDS. (a) A proposed meet and confer...

Section 142.063. Open Deliberations - Sec. 142.063. OPEN DELIBERATIONS. (a) Deliberations relating to a meet...

Section 142.064. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 142.064. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement...

Section 142.065. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.065. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE...

Section 142.066. Election to Repeal Agreement - Sec. 142.066. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT. (a) Not later than...

Section 142.067. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 142.067. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. A written meet and...

Section 142.068. Effect on Existing Benefits and Rights - Sec. 142.068. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. (a) This...

Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment

Section 142.101. Applicability - Sec. 142.101. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 142.102. Definitions - Sec. 142.102. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Firefighter" means a...

Section 142.103. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body - Sec. 142.103. PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING...

Section 142.104. Certification Election - Sec. 142.104. CERTIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 142.105. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.105. ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER. (a)...

Section 142.106. Change or Modification of Recognition - Sec. 142.106. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION OF RECOGNITION. (a) The firefighters...

Section 142.107. Strikes Prohibited - Sec. 142.107. STRIKES PROHIBITED. (a) A firefighter employed by a...

Section 142.108. Recognition of Firefighters Association - Sec. 142.108. RECOGNITION OF FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. (a) A public employer...

Section 142.109. General Provisions Relating to Agreements - Sec. 142.109. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS. (a) A municipality...

Section 142.110. Selection of Bargaining Agent; Bargaining Unit - Sec. 142.110. SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENT; BARGAINING UNIT. (a) The...

Section 142.111. Protected Rights of Firefighter - Sec. 142.111. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF FIREFIGHTER. (a) For any disciplinary...

Section 142.112. Open Records - Sec. 142.112. OPEN RECORDS. (a) A proposed meet and confer...

Section 142.113. Open Deliberations - Sec. 142.113. OPEN DELIBERATIONS. (a) A deliberation relating to meeting...

Section 142.114. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 142.114. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement...

Section 142.115. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.115. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE...

Section 142.116. Election to Repeal Agreement - Sec. 142.116. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT. (a) Not later than...

Section 142.117. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 142.117. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. A written meet and...

Section 142.118. Preemption of Other Law - Sec. 142.118. PREEMPTION OF OTHER LAW. (a) This subchapter preempts...

Section 142.119. Effect on Existing Benefits - Sec. 142.119. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS. This subchapter may not...

Subchapter D. Local Control of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities

Section 142.151. Applicability - Sec. 142.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a municipality:...

Section 142.152. Definitions - Sec. 142.152. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Association" means an...

Section 142.153. General Provisions Relating to Agreements - Sec. 142.153. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS. (a) A municipality...

Section 142.154. Strikes Prohibited - Sec. 142.154. STRIKES PROHIBITED. (a) A public employer and an...

Section 142.155. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Association - Sec. 142.155. RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION. (a)...

Section 142.156. Election - Sec. 142.156. ELECTION. (a) Whether an association represents a majority...

Section 142.1565. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.1565. ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER. (a)...

Section 142.157. Selection of Bargaining Agents - Sec. 142.157. SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENTS. The public employer's manager...

Section 142.158. Open Records Required - Sec. 142.158. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. (a) A proposed agreement and...

Section 142.159. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 142.159. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement...

Section 142.160. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 142.160. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) An agreement under...

Section 142.1605. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Subchapter - Sec. 142.1605. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE...

Section 142.161. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 142.161. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. (a) Not later...

Section 142.162. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 142.162. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Section 142.163. Binding Interest Arbitration - Sec. 142.163. BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION. (a) A municipality may be...

Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 143.001. Purpose - Sec. 143.001. PURPOSE. (a) The purpose of this chapter is...

Section 143.002. Municipalities Covered by Chapter - Sec. 143.002. MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies...

Section 143.003. Definitions - Sec. 143.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 143.004. Election to Adopt or Repeal Chapter - Sec. 143.004. ELECTION TO ADOPT OR REPEAL CHAPTER. (a) A...

Section 143.005. Status of Employees if Chapter Adopted - Sec. 143.005. STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IF CHAPTER ADOPTED. (a) Each...

Section 143.0051. Status of Employees in Certain Fire Departments - Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...

Section 143.0052. Fee for Emergency Medical Services - Sec. 143.0052. FEE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) This section...

Section 143.006. Implementation: Commission - Sec. 143.006. IMPLEMENTATION: COMMISSION. (a) On adoption of this chapter,...

Section 143.007. Removal of Commission Member - Sec. 143.007. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER. (a) If at a...

Section 143.008. Adoption and Publication of Rules - Sec. 143.008. ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION OF RULES. (a) A commission...

Section 143.009. Commission Investigations and Inspections - Sec. 143.009. COMMISSION INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS. (a) The commission or...

Section 143.010. Commission Appeal Procedure - Sec. 143.010. COMMISSION APPEAL PROCEDURE. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 143.011. Decisions and Records - Sec. 143.011. DECISIONS AND RECORDS. (a) Each concurring commission member...

Section 143.012. Director - Sec. 143.012. DIRECTOR. (a) On adoption of this chapter, the...

Section 143.013. Appointment and Removal of Department Head - Sec. 143.013. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT HEAD. (a) Unless...

Section 143.014. Appointment and Removal of Person Classified Immediately Below Department Head - Sec. 143.014. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF PERSON CLASSIFIED IMMEDIATELY BELOW...

Section 143.015. Appeal of Commission Decision to District Court - Sec. 143.015. APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISION TO DISTRICT COURT. (a)...

Section 143.016. Penalty for Violation of Chapter - Sec. 143.016. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A fire...

Subchapter B. Classification and Appointment

Section 143.021. Classification; Examination Requirement - Sec. 143.021. CLASSIFICATION; EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The commission shall provide...

Section 143.022. Physical Requirements and Examinations - Sec. 143.022. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission shall...

Section 143.023. Eligibility for Beginning Position - Sec. 143.023. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION. (a) A person may...

Section 143.024. Entrance Examination Notice - Sec. 143.024. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Before the 10th day...

Section 143.025. Entrance Examinations - Sec. 143.025. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission shall provide for...

Section 143.0251. Reappointment After Resignation - Sec. 143.0251. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RESIGNATION. The commission may adopt rules...

Section 143.026. Procedure for Filling Beginning Positions - Sec. 143.026. PROCEDURE FOR FILLING BEGINNING POSITIONS. (a) When a...

Section 143.027. Probationary Period - Sec. 143.027. PROBATIONARY PERIOD. (a) A person appointed to a...

Section 143.028. Eligibility for Promotion - Sec. 143.028. ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 143.029. Promotional Examination Notice - Sec. 143.029. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Before the 90th day...

Section 143.030. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.030. ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) This...

Section 143.031. Eligibility for Police Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.031. ELIGIBILITY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) Each...

Section 143.032. Promotional Examination Procedure - Sec. 143.032. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall adopt...

Section 143.033. Promotional Examination Grades - Sec. 143.033. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION GRADES. (a) The grading of each...

Section 143.034. Review and Appeal of Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.034. REVIEW AND APPEAL OF PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) On...

Section 143.035. Alternate Promotional System in Police Department - Sec. 143.035. ALTERNATE PROMOTIONAL SYSTEM IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) This...

Section 143.036. Procedure for Making Promotional Appointments - Sec. 143.036. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS. (a) When a...

Section 143.037. Record of Certification and Appointment - Sec. 143.037. RECORD OF CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT. (a) When a...

Section 143.038. Temporary Duties in Higher Classification - Sec. 143.038. TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION. (a) This section...

Subchapter C. Compensation

Section 143.041. Salary - Sec. 143.041. SALARY. (a) This section does not apply to...

Section 143.042. Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.042. ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 143.043. Field Training Officer Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.043. FIELD TRAINING OFFICER ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) In this...

Section 143.044. Certification, Educational Incentive, and Fitness Incentive Pay - Sec. 143.044. CERTIFICATION, EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE, AND FITNESS INCENTIVE PAY. (a)...

Section 143.045. Accumulation and Payment of Sick Leave - Sec. 143.045. ACCUMULATION AND PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE. (a) A...

Section 143.046. Vacations - Sec. 143.046. VACATIONS. (a) Each fire fighter or police officer...

Section 143.047. Shift Differential Pay - Sec. 143.047. SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY. (a) The governing body of...

Subchapter D. Disciplinary Actions

Section 143.051. Cause for Removal or Suspension - Sec. 143.051. CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION. A commission rule...

Section 143.052. Disciplinary Suspensions - Sec. 143.052. DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSIONS. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 143.053. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension - Sec. 143.053. APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION. (a) This section does...

Section 143.054. Demotions - Sec. 143.054. DEMOTIONS. (a) If the head of the fire...

Section 143.055. Uncompensated Duty of Police Officers - Sec. 143.055. UNCOMPENSATED DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS. (a) This section...

Section 143.056. Procedures After Felony Indictment or Misdemeanor Complaint - Sec. 143.056. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT. (a)...

Section 143.057. Hearing Examiners - Sec. 143.057. HEARING EXAMINERS. (a) In addition to the other...

Subchapter E. Leaves

Section 143.071. Leaves of Absence; Restriction Prohibited - Sec. 143.071. LEAVES OF ABSENCE; RESTRICTION PROHIBITED. (a) If a...

Section 143.072. Military Leave of Absence - Sec. 143.072. MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) On written application...

Section 143.073. Line of Duty Illness or Injury Leave of Absence - Sec. 143.073. LINE OF DUTY ILLNESS OR INJURY LEAVE OF...

Section 143.074. Reappointment After Recovery From Disability - Sec. 143.074. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RECOVERY FROM DISABILITY. With the commission's...

Section 143.075. Military Leave Time Accounts - Sec. 143.075. MILITARY LEAVE TIME ACCOUNTS. (a) A municipality shall...

Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 143.081. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness - Sec. 143.081. DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS. (a) This...

Section 143.082. Efficiency Reports - Sec. 143.082. EFFICIENCY REPORTS. (a) The commission may develop proper...

Section 143.083. Emergency Appointment of Temporary Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.083. EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE...

Section 143.084. Civil Service Status and Pension Benefits for Certain Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.084. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS AND PENSION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN...

Section 143.085. Force Reduction and Reinstatement List - Sec. 143.085. FORCE REDUCTION AND REINSTATEMENT LIST. (a) If a...

Section 143.086. Political Activities - Sec. 143.086. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) While in uniform or on...

Section 143.087. Strike Prohibition - Sec. 143.087. STRIKE PROHIBITION. (a) A fire fighter or police...

Section 143.088. Unlawful Resignation or Retirement - Sec. 143.088. UNLAWFUL RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT. (a) This section does...

Section 143.089. Personnel File - Sec. 143.089. PERSONNEL FILE. (a) The director or the director's...

Section 143.090. Release of Photographs of Police Officers - Sec. 143.090. RELEASE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF POLICE OFFICERS. A department,...

Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities

Section 143.101. Subchapter Applicable Primarily to Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 143.101. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE PRIMARILY TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF...

Section 143.1014. Notice Requirement for Certain Meetings or Hearings - Sec. 143.1014. NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MEETINGS OR HEARINGS. (a)...

Section 143.1015. Commission Appeal Procedure; Subpoena Request - Sec. 143.1015. COMMISSION APPEAL PROCEDURE; SUBPOENA REQUEST. (a) An appeal...

Section 143.1016. Hearing Examiners - Sec. 143.1016. HEARING EXAMINERS. (a) In addition to the other...

Section 143.1017. Procedures After Felony Indictment or Other Crime of Moral Turpitude - Sec. 143.1017. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR OTHER CRIME OF...

Section 143.1018. Ex Parte Communications - Sec. 143.1018. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. (a) While any matter subject...

Section 143.102. Appointment of Assistant Chief - Sec. 143.102. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CHIEF. (a) The head of...

Section 143.103. Specialized Police Divisions - Sec. 143.103. SPECIALIZED POLICE DIVISIONS. (a) A peace officer employed...

Section 143.104. Examination Procedure - Sec. 143.104. EXAMINATION PROCEDURE. The commission shall adopt rules to...

Section 143.1041. Entrance Examination for Beginning Peace Officer Position in Police Department - Sec. 143.1041. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR BEGINNING PEACE OFFICER POSITION IN...

Section 143.105. Eligibility for Beginning Position in Police Department - Sec. 143.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. In...

Section 143.1051. Eligibility for Beginning Position in Fire Department - Sec. 143.1051. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT. In...

Section 143.1055. Applicant for Beginning Position in Police Department With Previous Experience - Sec. 143.1055. APPLICANT FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH...

Section 143.106. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.106. ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) Each...

Section 143.107. Promotional Examination Notice - Sec. 143.107. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), Section...

Section 143.108. Promotional Examination Grades; Promotional Appointments - Sec. 143.108. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION GRADES; PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS. (a) Each eligible...

Section 143.109. Crossover Promotions in Police Department - Sec. 143.109. CROSSOVER PROMOTIONS IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) In this...

Section 143.1095. Transfers in Position in Same Classification in Fire Department - Sec. 143.1095. TRANSFERS IN POSITION IN SAME CLASSIFICATION IN FIRE...

Section 143.110. Salary - Sec. 143.110. SALARY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)...

Section 143.111. Temporary Duties in Higher Classification - Sec. 143.111. TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION. (a) The department...

Section 143.1115. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness - Sec. 143.1115. DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS. (a) This...

Section 143.112. Educational Incentive Pay - Sec. 143.112. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 143.113. Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.113. ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) In this section: (1) "Bilingual...

Section 143.114. Assignment Pay in Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 143.114. ASSIGNMENT PAY IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.2...

Section 143.115. Payment of Accumulated Vacation Leave in Populous Municipality - Sec. 143.115. PAYMENT OF ACCUMULATED VACATION LEAVE IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY....

Section 143.1155. Accumulated Vacation and Holiday Leave - Sec. 143.1155. ACCUMULATED VACATION AND HOLIDAY LEAVE. A fire fighter...

Section 143.116. Payment of Sick Leave on Termination of Service - Sec. 143.116. PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE....

Section 143.117. Disciplinary Suspensions - Sec. 143.117. DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSIONS. (a) The head of the fire...

Section 143.118. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension - Sec. 143.118. APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION. (a) If a suspended...

Section 143.119. Indefinite Suspensions - Sec. 143.119. INDEFINITE SUSPENSIONS. (a) The head of the fire...

Section 143.120. Appeal of Indefinite Suspension - Sec. 143.120. APPEAL OF INDEFINITE SUSPENSION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 143.121. Appeal to District Court - Sec. 143.121. APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT. Each appeal of an...

Section 143.1214. Records Related to Disciplinary Actions or Charges of Misconduct - Sec. 143.1214. RECORDS RELATED TO DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OR CHARGES OF...

Section 143.1215. Reinstatement - Sec. 143.1215. REINSTATEMENT. (a) If the commission, a hearing examiner,...

Section 143.1216. Certain Nondisciplinary Actions - Sec. 143.1216. CERTAIN NONDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The department may use...

Section 143.122. Uncompensated Duty - Sec. 143.122. UNCOMPENSATED DUTY. (a) In this section, "uncompensated duty"...

Section 143.123. Investigation of Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.123. INVESTIGATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. (a)...

Section 143.124. Polygraph Examinations - Sec. 143.124. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) A fire fighter employed by...

Section 143.125. Police Department Probationary Period After Reappointment in Populous Municipality - Sec. 143.125. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROBATIONARY PERIOD AFTER REAPPOINTMENT IN POPULOUS...

Section 143.1251. Reappointment After Resignation - Sec. 143.1251. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RESIGNATION. The commission may adopt rules...

Section 143.126. Legislative Leave - Sec. 143.126. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE. (a) A fire fighter or police...

Section 143.1261. Legislative Leave Account - Sec. 143.1261. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE ACCOUNT. (a) A fire fighter or...

Section 143.127. Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.127. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 143.128. Step I Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.128. STEP I GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To begin a...

Section 143.129. Step Ii Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.129. STEP II GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To continue the...

Section 143.130. Step Iii Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.130. STEP III GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To continue the...

Section 143.131. Step Iv Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.131. STEP IV GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) If the department...

Section 143.132. Grievance Examiner - Sec. 143.132. GRIEVANCE EXAMINER. (a) The commission shall appoint a...

Section 143.133. Special Provisions for Steps I and Ii - Sec. 143.133. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STEPS I AND II. (a)...

Section 143.134. Miscellaneous Grievance Provisions - Sec. 143.134. MISCELLANEOUS GRIEVANCE PROVISIONS. (a) A fire fighter or...

Section 143.135. Mediation - Sec. 143.135. MEDIATION. (a) In this section, "mediation" has the...

Subchapter H. Local Control of Fire Fighter Employment Matters in Municipalities With Population of 1.5 Million or More

Section 143.201. Population - Sec. 143.201. POPULATION. This subchapter applies only to a municipality...

Section 143.202. Definitions - Sec. 143.202. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fire fighters association"...

Section 143.203. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.203. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.204. Recognition of Fire Fighter Association - Sec. 143.204. RECOGNITION OF FIRE FIGHTER ASSOCIATION. (a) A fire...

Section 143.205. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.205. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. All documents relating to an...

Section 143.206. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.206. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.207. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.207. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) A written agreement...

Section 143.208. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.208. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Within 45 days...

Section 143.209. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.209. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Subchapter I. Fire Fighter and Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities

Section 143.301. Municipalities Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 143.301. MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only...

Section 143.3015. Limitation on Municipalities Covered by Subchapter: Voter Approval - Sec. 143.3015. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER: VOTER APPROVAL....

Section 143.302. Definitions - Sec. 143.302. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Association" means an...

Section 143.303. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.303. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.304. Recognition of Fire Fighters or Police Officers Association - Sec. 143.304. RECOGNITION OF FIRE FIGHTERS OR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION....

Section 143.305. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.305. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. An agreement made under this...

Section 143.306. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.306. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.307. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.307. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) An agreement under...

Section 143.308. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.308. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Not later than...

Section 143.309. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.309. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Section 143.310. Binding Interest Arbitration - Sec. 143.310. BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION. A municipality may be required...

Section 143.311. Appointments to Classification Immediately Below Department Head - Sec. 143.311. APPOINTMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION IMMEDIATELY BELOW DEPARTMENT HEAD. Section...

Section 143.312. Investigation of Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.312. INVESTIGATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. (a)...

Section 143.313. Polygraph Examinations - Sec. 143.313. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) This section does not apply...

Subchapter J. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Municipalities With Population of 1.5 Million or More

Section 143.351. Applicability - Sec. 143.351. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a municipality...

Section 143.352. Definitions - Sec. 143.352. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bargaining agent" means...

Section 143.353. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.353. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.354. Recognition of Police Employee Group - Sec. 143.354. RECOGNITION OF POLICE EMPLOYEE GROUP. (a) The public...

Section 143.358. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.358. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. All documents relating to an...

Section 143.359. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.359. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.360. Election to Ratify Agreement - Sec. 143.360. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT. (a) The bargaining agent...

Section 143.361. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.361. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) A written agreement...

Section 143.362. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.362. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Within 45 days...

Section 143.363. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.363. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Subchapter K. Civil Service Status of Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Certain Municipalities

Section 143.401. Applicability - Sec. 143.401. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 143.402. Election to Adopt or Repeal Subchapter - Sec. 143.402. ELECTION TO ADOPT OR REPEAL SUBCHAPTER. (a) A...

Section 143.403. Status of Employees if Subchapter Adopted - Sec. 143.403. STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IF SUBCHAPTER ADOPTED. (a) Each...

Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees

Section 144.001. Transfer System Authorized - Sec. 144.001. TRANSFER SYSTEM AUTHORIZED. (a) A municipality may establish...

Section 144.002. Payee Request - Sec. 144.002. PAYEE REQUEST. An authorized payee must request in...

Section 144.003. Administration of System - Sec. 144.003. ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM. The municipal treasurer, with the...

Section 144.004. Transfer to Multiple Payees - Sec. 144.004. TRANSFER TO MULTIPLE PAYEES. A single transfer may...

Section 144.005. No Additional Rights Created - Sec. 144.005. NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CREATED. The use of an...

Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers

Section 145.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 145.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...

Section 145.002. Definitions - Sec. 145.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Deliver" means transmitting...

Section 145.003. Financial Statement Required - Sec. 145.003. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED. (a) A municipal officer or...

Section 145.004. Filing Dates; Timeliness of Filing - Sec. 145.004. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A municipal...

Section 145.005. Form of Statement - Sec. 145.005. FORM OF STATEMENT. (a) The clerk or secretary...

Section 145.006. Duplicate or Supplemental Statements - Sec. 145.006. DUPLICATE OR SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENTS. If a person has...

Section 145.007. Public Access to Statements - Sec. 145.007. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS. (a) Financial statements filed...

Section 145.008. Notification to Prosecuting Attorney - Sec. 145.008. NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. The clerk or secretary...

Section 145.009. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 145.009. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A municipal officer or a...

Section 145.010. Civil Penalty - Sec. 145.010. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who determines that...

Chapter 146 - Local Control of Municipal Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities

Section 146.001. Applicability - Sec. 146.001. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies only to a...

Section 146.002. Definitions - Sec. 146.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Covered employee" means...

Section 146.003. General Provisions Relating to Agreements and Recognition - Sec. 146.003. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS AND RECOGNITION. (a)...

Section 146.004. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body - Sec. 146.004. PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING...

Section 146.005. Certification Election - Sec. 146.005. CERTIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 146.006. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Chapter - Sec. 146.006. ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER. (a)...

Section 146.007. Change or Modification of Recognition - Sec. 146.007. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION OF RECOGNITION. (a) The municipal...

Section 146.008. Strikes Prohibited - Sec. 146.008. STRIKES PROHIBITED. (a) A municipal employee may not...

Section 146.009. Recognition of Employee Association - Sec. 146.009. RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (a) A public employer...

Section 146.010. Selection of Bargaining Agent; Bargaining Unit - Sec. 146.010. SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENT; BARGAINING UNIT. (a) The...

Section 146.011. Protected Rights of Employees - Sec. 146.011. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES. A meet and confer...

Section 146.012. Open Records - Sec. 146.012. OPEN RECORDS. (a) A proposed meet and confer...

Section 146.013. Open Deliberations - Sec. 146.013. OPEN DELIBERATIONS. (a) Deliberations relating to a meet...

Section 146.014. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 146.014. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement...

Section 146.015. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Chapter - Sec. 146.015. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE...

Section 146.016. Election to Repeal Agreement - Sec. 146.016. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT. (a) Not later than...

Section 146.017. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 146.017. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. A written meet and...

Chapter 147 - Local Control of Firefighter and Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities With Population of One Million or More

Section 147.001. Applicability - Sec. 147.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a municipality...

Section 147.002. Definitions - Sec. 147.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Firefighter" means a...

Section 147.003. Meet and Confer Team; Negotiations - Sec. 147.003. MEET AND CONFER TEAM; NEGOTIATIONS. (a) A meet...

Section 147.0031. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body - Sec. 147.0031. PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING...

Section 147.0032. Certification Election - Sec. 147.0032. CERTIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 147.0033. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Chapter - Sec. 147.0033. ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER. (a)...

Section 147.0034. Withdrawal of Recognition - Sec. 147.0034. WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION. (a) The police officers and...

Section 147.0035. Recognition of Meet and Confer Team - Sec. 147.0035. RECOGNITION OF MEET AND CONFER TEAM. (a) A...

Section 147.004. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 147.004. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 147.005. Payroll Dues Deductions - Sec. 147.005. PAYROLL DUES DEDUCTIONS. The municipality may not prevent...

Section 147.006. Records and Meetings - Sec. 147.006. RECORDS AND MEETINGS. (a) An agreement made under...

Section 147.007. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 147.007. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 147.008. Election to Ratify Agreement - Sec. 147.008. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT. (a) The meet and...

Section 147.009. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Chapter - Sec. 147.009. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE...

Section 147.010. Election to Repeal Agreement - Sec. 147.010. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT. (a) Not later than...

Section 147.011. Effect on Existing Benefits and Rights - Sec. 147.011. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. (a) This...

Chapter 150 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Municipal Officers and Employees

Subchapter A. Involvement of Fire Fighters and Police Officers in Political Activities

Section 150.001. Application of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities With Population of 10,000 or More - Sec. 150.001. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION...

Section 150.002. Political Activities - Sec. 150.002. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) While in uniform or on...

Section 150.003. Restriction Prohibited - Sec. 150.003. RESTRICTION PROHIBITED. The municipality may not restrict the...

Subchapter B. Residency Requirements

Section 150.021. Residency Requirements for Municipal Employees - Sec. 150.021. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. (a) A municipality...

Subchapter C. Employees as Candidates for Office

Section 150.041. Prohibited Municipal Actions - Sec. 150.041. PROHIBITED MUNICIPAL ACTIONS. (a) In this section, "candidate"...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees