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Chapter 151 - County Employment Authority
Subchapter A. General Employment Authority
Section 151.001. Officer Applies to Commissioners Court for Authority to Appoint Employees - Sec. 151.001. OFFICER APPLIES TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR AUTHORITY TO...
Section 151.002. Commissioners Court Adopts Order Authorizing Appointment of Employees - Sec. 151.002. COMMISSIONERS COURT ADOPTS ORDER AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES....
Section 151.003. Officers Make Appointments - Sec. 151.003. OFFICERS MAKE APPOINTMENTS. After the entry of the...
Section 151.004. Commissioners Court May Not Influence Appointment - Sec. 151.004. COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY NOT INFLUENCE APPOINTMENT. The commissioners...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 151.901. Employment of Secretarial Personnel - Sec. 151.901. EMPLOYMENT OF SECRETARIAL PERSONNEL. The commissioners court of...
Section 151.903. Personnel and Payroll Records in County With Population of 500,000 or More - Sec. 151.903. PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL RECORDS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION...
Chapter 152 - Amount of Compensation, Expenses, and Allowances of County Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 152.001. Funds From Which Amounts Are Paid - Sec. 152.001. FUNDS FROM WHICH AMOUNTS ARE PAID. Unless otherwise...
Section 152.002. Salary Donation to County - Sec. 152.002. SALARY DONATION TO COUNTY. The county may accept...
Subchapter B. Amount of Compensation, Expenses, and Allowances Generally Applicable
Section 152.011. Amount Set by Commissioners Court - Sec. 152.011. AMOUNT SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. The commissioners court...
Section 152.012. Minimum Amount of Salary - Sec. 152.012. MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SALARY. The commissioners court may...
Section 152.013. Procedure for Setting Amounts for Elected Officers - Sec. 152.013. PROCEDURE FOR SETTING AMOUNTS FOR ELECTED OFFICERS. (a)...
Section 152.014. Salary Grievance Committee - Sec. 152.014. SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) In each county there...
Section 152.015. Selection and Term of Public Members on Grievance Committee - Sec. 152.015. SELECTION AND TERM OF PUBLIC MEMBERS ON GRIEVANCE...
Section 152.016. Functions of Grievance Committee in Relation to Elected Officers - Sec. 152.016. FUNCTIONS OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE IN RELATION TO ELECTED...
Section 152.0165. Exhaustion of Remedies Before Filing Suit Regarding Grievance - Sec. 152.0165. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES BEFORE FILING SUIT REGARDING GRIEVANCE....
Section 152.017. Exceptions - Sec. 152.017. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 152.018. Former Procedures Not Affected - Sec. 152.018. FORMER PROCEDURES NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter does not...
Subchapter C. Amount of Compensation and Expenses of County Auditor and Assistants
Section 152.031. County Auditor's Salary - Sec. 152.031. COUNTY AUDITOR'S SALARY. (a) At a hearing held...
Section 152.032. Limitations on County Auditor's Compensation and Allowances - Sec. 152.032. LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUDITOR'S COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES. (a)...
Section 152.034. Salaries of Assistants to County Auditor - Sec. 152.034. SALARIES OF ASSISTANTS TO COUNTY AUDITOR. The salaries...
Section 152.035. Reimbursement for Mileage Expenses - Sec. 152.035. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MILEAGE EXPENSES. (a) The commissioners court...
Subchapter D. Withholding Compensation of Officer Who Elects Not to Be Paid
Section 152.051. Definition - Sec. 152.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county payroll officer" means...
Section 152.052. Decision to Reduce Compensation or Not to Be Paid - Sec. 152.052. DECISION TO REDUCE COMPENSATION OR NOT TO BE...
Section 152.053. Record of Nonpayment - Sec. 152.053. RECORD OF NONPAYMENT. The county payroll officer shall...
Section 152.054. Recovery of Payroll Taxes - Sec. 152.054. RECOVERY OF PAYROLL TAXES. The county payroll officer...
Subchapter E. Special Provisions Applying to Sheriffs Department
Section 152.071. Classification of Positions; Salary Schedule - Sec. 152.071. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS; SALARY SCHEDULE. (a) In a...
Section 152.072. Petition to Increase Salaries - Sec. 152.072. PETITION TO INCREASE SALARIES. (a) The qualified voters...
Section 152.073. Penalty - Sec. 152.073. PENALTY. (a) A person who is a county...
Section 152.074. Longevity Pay for Commissioned Deputies and County Jailers - Sec. 152.074. LONGEVITY PAY FOR COMMISSIONED DEPUTIES AND COUNTY JAILERS....
Section 152.075. Compensation for Reserve Deputy Sheriffs - Sec. 152.075. COMPENSATION FOR RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFFS. (a) The commissioners...
Section 152.901. Travel Expenses for Certain County Agents and Board Members - Sec. 152.901. TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN COUNTY AGENTS AND BOARD...
Section 152.902. Compensation for Reserve Deputy Constables - Sec. 152.902. COMPENSATION FOR RESERVE DEPUTY CONSTABLES. (a) The commissioners...
Section 152.903. Compensation for Interpreters Employed by District Courts - Sec. 152.903. COMPENSATION FOR INTERPRETERS EMPLOYED BY DISTRICT COURTS. (a)...
Section 152.904. Compensation of County Judge in Certain Counties - Sec. 152.904. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY JUDGE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a)...
Section 152.905. Procedures for Setting Compensation by District Judges - Sec. 152.905. PROCEDURES FOR SETTING COMPENSATION BY DISTRICT JUDGES. (a)...
Section 152.906. Longevity Pay for Deputy Constables - Sec. 152.906. LONGEVITY PAY FOR DEPUTY CONSTABLES. In a county...
Section 152.907. Continuing Education Expenses for County and Precinct Officers - Sec. 152.907. CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPENSES FOR COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICERS....
Chapter 153 - Compensation of County Officers on Fee Basis
Section 153.001. County Treasurer's Commission for Receiving or Paying Out Money - Sec. 153.001. COUNTY TREASURER'S COMMISSION FOR RECEIVING OR PAYING OUT...
Section 153.002. Fee for Keeping Ledger and Making Statements - Sec. 153.002. FEE FOR KEEPING LEDGER AND MAKING STATEMENTS. In...
Section 153.003. Monthly Statement of Expenses of Officers - Sec. 153.003. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF OFFICERS. (a) At...
Chapter 154 - Compensation of District, County, and Precinct Officers on Salary Basis
Section 154.001. Definition - Sec. 154.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "precinct officer" means a...
Section 154.002. Salary Paid in Lieu of Fees and Commissions - Sec. 154.002. SALARY PAID IN LIEU OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS....
Section 154.003. Collection and Disposition of Fees and Commissions of Salaried Officer - Sec. 154.003. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS OF...
Section 154.004. State and County Prohibited From Paying Fees or Commissions to Salaried Officer - Sec. 154.004. STATE AND COUNTY PROHIBITED FROM PAYING FEES OR...
Section 154.005. Fees and Commissions Certain Salaried Officers May Receive in Addition to Salary - Sec. 154.005. FEES AND COMMISSIONS CERTAIN SALARIED OFFICERS MAY RECEIVE...
Section 154.006. Insufficient Salary Fund Supplemented by Transfer From General Fund - Sec. 154.006. INSUFFICIENT SALARY FUND SUPPLEMENTED BY TRANSFER FROM GENERAL...
Section 154.007. Use of General Fund Instead of Salary Fund - Sec. 154.007. USE OF GENERAL FUND INSTEAD OF SALARY FUND....
Section 154.008. Legislative Appropriation for Officers Compensated on Salary Basis - Sec. 154.008. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR OFFICERS COMPENSATED ON SALARY BASIS....
Section 154.009. Effect of Failure to Collect Fee or Commission - Sec. 154.009. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COLLECT FEE OR COMMISSION....
Section 154.010. Authority to Purchase Liability Insurance for County Officers and Employees - Sec. 154.010. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR COUNTY OFFICERS...
Section 154.011. Collections by County Treasurer or County Auditor - Sec. 154.011. COLLECTIONS BY COUNTY TREASURER OR COUNTY AUDITOR. (a)...
Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable in County With Population of 190,000 or Less
Section 154.021. Counties Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 154.021. COUNTIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to...
Section 154.022. Option to Pay Compensation on Fee Basis or Salary Basis in County With Population of Less Than 20,000 - Sec. 154.022. OPTION TO PAY COMPENSATION ON FEE BASIS OR...
Section 154.023. Salary Fund - Sec. 154.023. SALARY FUND. (a) A salary fund shall be...
Section 154.0235. Procedures Regarding Payment of Office Expenses and Employee Salaries - Sec. 154.0235. PROCEDURES REGARDING PAYMENT OF OFFICE EXPENSES AND EMPLOYEE...
Section 154.024. Monthly Report of Expenses of Officers - Sec. 154.024. MONTHLY REPORT OF EXPENSES OF OFFICERS. At the...
Section 154.025. Disbursements to Persons With Outstanding Debt Prohibited - Sec. 154.025. DISBURSEMENTS TO PERSONS WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT PROHIBITED. (a)...
Section 154.026. Transfer of Salary Fund Surplus to General Fund - Sec. 154.026. TRANSFER OF SALARY FUND SURPLUS TO GENERAL FUND....
Subchapter C. Provisions Applicable in County With Population of More Than 190,000
Section 154.041. Counties Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 154.041. COUNTIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to...
Section 154.042. Salary Fund - Sec. 154.042. SALARY FUND. (a) A salary fund shall be...
Section 154.043. Procedures Regarding Payment of Employee Salaries - Sec. 154.043. PROCEDURES REGARDING PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE SALARIES. (a) A...
Section 154.044. Monthly Report of Fees, Commissions, and Expenses of Officers - Sec. 154.044. MONTHLY REPORT OF FEES, COMMISSIONS, AND EXPENSES OF...
Section 154.045. Disbursements to Person With Outstanding Debt Prohibited - Sec. 154.045. DISBURSEMENTS TO PERSON WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT PROHIBITED. (a)...
Section 154.046. Transfer of Salary Fund Surplus to General Fund - Sec. 154.046. TRANSFER OF SALARY FUND SURPLUS TO GENERAL FUND....
Chapter 155 - Deductions From Compensation of County Employees
Subchapter A. Authorized Deductions for Counties
Section 155.001. Deductions Authorized in Counties; Purposes - Sec. 155.001. DEDUCTIONS AUTHORIZED IN COUNTIES; PURPOSES. (a) The commissioners...
Section 155.002. Employee's Request - Sec. 155.002. EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST. (a) A request for a payroll...
Section 155.003. Payment of Administrative Costs - Sec. 155.003. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. (a) Public funds may...
Section 155.004. Other Statute Not Affected - Sec. 155.004. OTHER STATUTE NOT AFFECTED. This chapter does not...
Subchapter B. Certain Deductions Made by County Treasurer or Other Officer
Section 155.021. Deductions Enumerated - Sec. 155.021. DEDUCTIONS ENUMERATED. The county treasurer or, if another...
Subchapter C. Cafeteria Plan Salary Reductions
Section 155.041. Definition - Sec. 155.041. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county employee" means a...
Section 155.042. Benefit Program - Sec. 155.042. BENEFIT PROGRAM. The commissioners court of a county...
Section 155.043. Salary Reduction Agreements - Sec. 155.043. SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS. (a) If the commissioners court...
Section 155.044. Rules - Sec. 155.044. RULES. The commissioners court may adopt rules, consistent...
Subchapter D. Insurance Deductions in Counties
Section 155.061. Deductions Authorized - Sec. 155.061. DEDUCTIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) The commissioners court of a...
Section 155.062. Request for Deduction - Sec. 155.062. REQUEST FOR DEDUCTION. (a) A request for an...
Section 155.063. Administration of Deductions - Sec. 155.063. ADMINISTRATION OF DEDUCTIONS. (a) The commissioners court may...
Chapter 156 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of County Officers and Employees
Section 156.001. Transfer System Authorized - Sec. 156.001. TRANSFER SYSTEM AUTHORIZED. The county treasurer may establish...
Section 156.003. Administration of System - Sec. 156.003. ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM. The county auditor or, if...
Section 156.004. Transfer to Multiple Payees - Sec. 156.004. TRANSFER TO MULTIPLE PAYEES. A single transfer may...
Section 156.005. No Additional Rights Created - Sec. 156.005. NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CREATED. The use of an...
Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. Medical Care, Hospitalization, and Insurance
Section 157.001. Hospitalization Insurance - Sec. 157.001. HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE. The commissioners court of a county...
Section 157.002. Medical Care, Hospitalization, and Insurance in Counties - Sec. 157.002. MEDICAL CARE, HOSPITALIZATION, AND INSURANCE IN COUNTIES. (a)...
Section 157.003. Hospital and Insurance Fund - Sec. 157.003. HOSPITAL AND INSURANCE FUND. (a) In a county...
Section 157.004. Disability Compensation in Counties of 290,000 to 500,000 - Sec. 157.004. DISABILITY COMPENSATION IN COUNTIES OF 290,000 TO 500,000....
Section 157.005. Subrogation - Sec. 157.005. SUBROGATION. (a) A county that has paid medical...
Section 157.006. Payments for Certain Health Insurance Coverage - Sec. 157.006. PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) A...
Section 157.007. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 157.007. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) A county that chooses...
Section 157.008. Insurance Pool or Insurance Company Not Created - Sec. 157.008. INSURANCE POOL OR INSURANCE COMPANY NOT CREATED. If...
Subchapter B. Hours of Work
Section 157.021. Hours of Work of County Employees - Sec. 157.021. HOURS OF WORK OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES. (a) In...
Section 157.022. Hours of Work of Peace Officers in Counties of More Than One Million - Sec. 157.022. HOURS OF WORK OF PEACE OFFICERS IN COUNTIES...
Subchapter C. Liability Insurance
Section 157.041. General Liability Insurance - Sec. 157.041. GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. (a) The commissioners court of...
Section 157.042. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Peace Officers in Certain Counties - Sec. 157.042. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PEACE OFFICERS IN...
Section 157.043. General Liability Insurance for County Officials - Sec. 157.043. GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS. (a) In...
Subchapter D. Child Care Services
Section 157.061. Definitions - Sec. 157.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child care services"...
Section 157.062. Authority to Establish Program - Sec. 157.062. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The commissioners court of...
Section 157.063. Eligible Children - Sec. 157.063. ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. Any child of a county employee...
Section 157.064. Space for Program - Sec. 157.064. SPACE FOR PROGRAM. The commissioners court may set...
Section 157.065. Scope of Program - Sec. 157.065. SCOPE OF PROGRAM. (a) The commissioners court may...
Section 157.066. Staff - Sec. 157.066. STAFF. (a) The commissioners court may employ a...
Section 157.067. Fees - Sec. 157.067. FEES. (a) The commissioners court may set fees...
Subchapter E. Pooling of Sick Leave by County Employees
Section 157.071. Definitions - Sec. 157.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Administrator" means the...
Section 157.072. Authority to Establish Program for Sick Leave Pool - Sec. 157.072. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM FOR SICK LEAVE POOL....
Section 157.073. Administration of Sick Leave Pool Program - Sec. 157.073. ADMINISTRATION OF SICK LEAVE POOL PROGRAM. (a) The...
Section 157.074. Employee Contribution to Sick Leave Pool - Sec. 157.074. EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO SICK LEAVE POOL. (a) To...
Section 157.075. Employee Withdrawal From Sick Leave Pool - Sec. 157.075. EMPLOYEE WITHDRAWAL FROM SICK LEAVE POOL. (a) An...
Subchapter F. Group Health and Related Benefits
Section 157.101. Group Health and Related Benefits - Sec. 157.101. GROUP HEALTH AND RELATED BENEFITS. (a) A commissioners...
Section 157.102. Group Health and Related Benefits Fund - Sec. 157.102. GROUP HEALTH AND RELATED BENEFITS FUND. (a) The...
Section 157.103. Subrogation - Sec. 157.103. SUBROGATION. (a) A county that has paid group...
Section 157.104. Payments for Certain Health Coverage - Sec. 157.104. PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH COVERAGE. A county may...
Section 157.105. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 157.105. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) A county that chooses...
Section 157.106. Insurance Pool or Insurance Company Not Created - Sec. 157.106. INSURANCE POOL OR INSURANCE COMPANY NOT CREATED. If...
Section 157.901. Legal Defense of Employees - Sec. 157.901. LEGAL DEFENSE OF EMPLOYEES. (a) A county official...
Section 157.9015. Representation Permitted Without Conflict of Interest - Sec. 157.9015. REPRESENTATION PERMITTED WITHOUT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) It...
Section 157.902. Personnel Rules Applying to Juvenile and Probation Officers, Court Reporters, and County Auditor's Office in Counties of 500,000 or More - Sec. 157.902. PERSONNEL RULES APPLYING TO JUVENILE AND PROBATION OFFICERS,...
Section 157.903. Authority to Indemnify Elected and Appointed County Officers - Sec. 157.903. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY ELECTED AND APPOINTED COUNTY OFFICERS....
Section 157.9031. Authority to Require Reimbursement for Certain Coverage - Sec. 157.9031. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COVERAGE. A...
Section 157.904. Personnel Records of Certain Sheriff's Departments - Sec. 157.904. PERSONNEL RECORDS OF CERTAIN SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS. (a) This...
Section 157.906. Payment for Appearances of Peace Officers Employed by County in Court or Administrative Proceedings - Sec. 157.906. PAYMENT FOR APPEARANCES OF PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY...
Chapter 158 - County Civil Service
Subchapter A. County Civil Service System
Section 158.001. Definitions - Sec. 158.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means a...
Section 158.002. Eligible Counties - Sec. 158.002. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. A county with a population of...
Section 158.0025. Creation of Sheriff's Department Civil Service System in Certain Counties Not Covered by Subchapter B - Sec. 158.0025. CREATION OF SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN...
Section 158.003. Creation by Order - Sec. 158.003. CREATION BY ORDER. (a) A county civil service...
Section 158.004. Creation by Election - Sec. 158.004. CREATION BY ELECTION. (a) A county civil service...
Section 158.005. Ballots and Voting at Election to Create System - Sec. 158.005. BALLOTS AND VOTING AT ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM....
Section 158.006. Result of Election to Create System - Sec. 158.006. RESULT OF ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM. (a) The...
Section 158.0065. Petition to Create by Order or Election - Sec. 158.0065. PETITION TO CREATE BY ORDER OR ELECTION. (a)...
Section 158.007. Expanded Coverage or Dissolution of System in Populous Counties - Sec. 158.007. EXPANDED COVERAGE OR DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM IN POPULOUS...
Section 158.008. Appointment of Commission - Sec. 158.008. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) If a civil service...
Section 158.009. Powers of the Commission - Sec. 158.009. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 158.0095. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths - Sec. 158.0095. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS. (a)...
Section 158.010. Employment by Departments - Sec. 158.010. EMPLOYMENT BY DEPARTMENTS. (a) The head of each...
Section 158.011. Compensation and Staff - Sec. 158.011. COMPENSATION AND STAFF. The members of the commission...
Section 158.012. Appeals - Sec. 158.012. APPEALS. (a) A county employee who, on a...
Section 158.0121. Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule - Sec. 158.0121. REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. In an appeal...
Section 158.0122. Procedures for Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule - Sec. 158.0122. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. (a)...
Section 158.0123. Cost of Preparing Commission Record - Sec. 158.0123. COST OF PREPARING COMMISSION RECORD. (a) The commission...
Section 158.013. Exemptions - Sec. 158.013. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A person who on August 30,...
Section 158.014. Dissolution of System - Sec. 158.014. DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) If, after a civil...
Section 158.015. Limitation on Elections - Sec. 158.015. LIMITATION ON ELECTIONS. The commissioners court may not...
Subchapter B. Sheriff's Department Civil Service System in Certain Counties
Section 158.031. Definitions - Sec. 158.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means a...
Section 158.032. Eligible Departments - Sec. 158.032. ELIGIBLE DEPARTMENTS. A sheriff's department in a county...
Section 158.033. Petition and Election - Sec. 158.033. PETITION AND ELECTION. (a) If at least 20...
Section 158.034. Appointment of Commission - Sec. 158.034. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) In a county with...
Section 158.035. Powers of Commission - Sec. 158.035. POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall adopt,...
Section 158.0351. Procedures After Felony Indictment or Misdemeanor Complaint - Sec. 158.0351. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT. (a)...
Section 158.0355. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths - Sec. 158.0355. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS. (a)...
Section 158.036. Compensation and Staff - Sec. 158.036. COMPENSATION AND STAFF. The members of the commission...
Section 158.037. Appeals - Sec. 158.037. APPEALS. (a) An employee who, on a final...
Section 158.0371. Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule - Sec. 158.0371. REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. (a) The same...
Section 158.038. Exemptions - Sec. 158.038. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A person who is an employee...
Section 158.039. Dissolution of System - Sec. 158.039. DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) If, after a civil...
Section 158.040. Exclusivity - Sec. 158.040. EXCLUSIVITY. A civil service system created under this...
Chapter 159 - Financial Disclosure by County Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. Financial Disclosure by Certain County Officers
Section 159.001. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 159.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to:...
Section 159.002. Definition - Sec. 159.002. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county officer" means a...
Section 159.003. Financial Statement Required - Sec. 159.003. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED. (a) A county officer, candidate...
Section 159.004. Filing Dates; Timeliness of Filing - Sec. 159.004. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A county...
Section 159.005. Preparation of Forms - Sec. 159.005. PREPARATION OF FORMS. (a) The county clerk may:...
Section 159.006. Duplicate Statements - Sec. 159.006. DUPLICATE STATEMENTS. If a person has filed a...
Section 159.007. Public Access to Statements - Sec. 159.007. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS. (a) Financial statements filed...
Section 159.0071. Notification to Prosecuting Attorney - Sec. 159.0071. NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. The county clerk of...
Section 159.008. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 159.008. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A county officer, candidate for...
Section 159.009. Venue - Sec. 159.009. VENUE. An offense under this subchapter, including perjury,...
Section 159.010. Civil Penalty - Sec. 159.010. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who determines that...
Subchapter B. Financial Disclosure by Other County Officers and Employees
Section 159.031. County Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 159.031. COUNTY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only...
Section 159.032. Definitions - Sec. 159.032. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "County officer" means...
Section 159.033. Financial Disclosure Reporting System - Sec. 159.033. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTING SYSTEM. (a) The commissioners court...
Section 159.034. Filing Requirement - Sec. 159.034. FILING REQUIREMENT. (a) The commissioners court may require...
Section 159.0341. Timeliness of Filing - Sec. 159.0341. TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A person is considered...
Section 159.035. Civil Penalty - Sec. 159.035. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If a report is determined...
Section 159.036. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 159.036. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An officer, candidate, or employee...
Subchapter C. Financial Disclosure by County Judicial Officers
Section 159.051. Definitions - Sec. 159.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 159.052. Filing Requirement - Sec. 159.052. FILING REQUIREMENT. (a) A county judicial officer or...
Section 159.053. Filing Dates; Timeliness of Filing - Sec. 159.053. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) A county...
Section 159.054. Preparation of Forms - Sec. 159.054. PREPARATION OF FORMS. (a) The county clerk may:...
Section 159.055. Public Access to Statements and Related Records - Sec. 159.055. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND RELATED RECORDS. (a)...
Section 159.056. Failure to File; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 159.056. FAILURE TO FILE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...
Subchapter D. Protection for Judicial Officers
Section 159.071. Omission of Address - Sec. 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS. (a) In this section: (1)...
Chapter 160 - Grievance Procedure for County Employees
Section 160.001. Policy - Sec. 160.001. POLICY. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 160.002. Counties and Employees Affected - Sec. 160.002. COUNTIES AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED. This chapter applies only...
Section 160.003. Definition - Sec. 160.003. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "grievance" means a claim...
Section 160.004. Procedure in General - Sec. 160.004. PROCEDURE IN GENERAL. A grievance must be presented...
Section 160.005. Standardized Grievance Procedure - Sec. 160.005. STANDARDIZED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) The commissioners court of...
Section 160.006. No Retaliation or Reprisal - Sec. 160.006. NO RETALIATION OR REPRISAL. (a) An employee may...
Chapter 161 - County Ethics Commission in Certain Counties
Section 161.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to:...
Section 161.002. Definitions - Sec. 161.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means a...
Section 161.003. Conflict With Civil Service Agreement - Sec. 161.003. CONFLICT WITH CIVIL SERVICE AGREEMENT. (a) This chapter...
Subchapter B. Creation of Commission; Appointment of Commission Members
Section 161.051. Creation of Commission by Order - Sec. 161.051. CREATION OF COMMISSION BY ORDER. (a) The commissioners...
Section 161.052. Creation of Commission by Election - Sec. 161.052. CREATION OF COMMISSION BY ELECTION. (a) A county...
Section 161.053. Ballot - Sec. 161.053. BALLOT. The commissioners court shall order the ballot...
Section 161.054. Result of Election - Sec. 161.054. RESULT OF ELECTION. If the proposition is approved,...
Section 161.055. Appointment of Commission - Sec. 161.055. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission is composed...
Section 161.056. Eligibility - Sec. 161.056. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for appointment to...
Section 161.057. Terms - Sec. 161.057. TERMS. (a) Members of the commission serve terms...
Section 161.058. Vacancies - Sec. 161.058. VACANCIES. (a) A vacancy on the commission shall...
Section 161.059. Meetings - Sec. 161.059. MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet on a...
Section 161.0591. Chair - Sec. 161.0591. CHAIR. (a) The position of chair is selected...
Section 161.060. Removal of Commission Member - Sec. 161.060. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER. A member of the...
Section 161.061. Legal Representation - Sec. 161.061. LEGAL REPRESENTATION. The county attorney, or district attorney,...
Subchapter C. Powers
Section 161.101. General Powers - Sec. 161.101. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The commission shall adopt, publish,...
Section 161.102. Advisory Opinions - Sec. 161.102. ADVISORY OPINIONS. On the request of any person...
Section 161.103. Public Interest Information - Sec. 161.103. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall develop...
Section 161.104. Commission Member Education and Training - Sec. 161.104. COMMISSION MEMBER EDUCATION AND TRAINING. (a) Not later...
Section 161.105. Education and Training for Persons Covered by Ethics Code - Sec. 161.105. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS COVERED BY ETHICS...
Section 161.106. Certain Discussions of Pending Complaints Prohibited - Sec. 161.106. CERTAIN DISCUSSIONS OF PENDING COMPLAINTS PROHIBITED. Until a...
Section 161.107. Disclosure of Certain Contracts - Sec. 161.107. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) The commission shall...
Subchapter D. Complaint Procedures and Hearings
Section 161.151. Definitions - Sec. 161.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Category One violation"...
Section 161.152. Complaint Procedures and Hearings - Sec. 161.152. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND HEARINGS. The commission shall adopt...
Section 161.153. Hearings and Settlement - Sec. 161.153. HEARINGS AND SETTLEMENT. (a) The commission may: (1)...
Section 161.154. Categorization of Violations - Sec. 161.154. CATEGORIZATION OF VIOLATIONS. An allegation of a violation...
Section 161.155. Filing of Complaint; Contents - Sec. 161.155. FILING OF COMPLAINT; CONTENTS. (a) An individual may...
Section 161.1551. Standing Preliminary Review Committee - Sec. 161.1551. STANDING PRELIMINARY REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) The standing preliminary...
Section 161.156. Processing of Complaint - Sec. 161.156. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINT. (a) The standing preliminary review...
Section 161.157. Retaliation Against County Employee Reporting Violation of Ethics Code Prohibited - Sec. 161.157. RETALIATION AGAINST COUNTY EMPLOYEE REPORTING VIOLATION OF ETHICS...
Section 161.158. Preliminary Review: Initiation - Sec. 161.158. PRELIMINARY REVIEW: INITIATION. (a) The standing preliminary review...
Section 161.159. Preliminary Review: Response by Respondent - Sec. 161.159. PRELIMINARY REVIEW: RESPONSE BY RESPONDENT. (a) If the...
Section 161.160. Preliminary Review: Written Questions - Sec. 161.160. PRELIMINARY REVIEW: WRITTEN QUESTIONS. During a preliminary review,...
Section 161.161. Preliminary Review and Preliminary Review Procedures - Sec. 161.161. PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCEDURES. The commission...
Section 161.162. Preliminary Review Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 161.162. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) The standing preliminary...
Section 161.163. Preliminary Review Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 161.163. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) As soon as...
Section 161.164. Formal Hearing: Standard of Evidence - Sec. 161.164. FORMAL HEARING: STANDARD OF EVIDENCE. During a formal...
Section 161.165. Formal Hearing: Subpoenas and Witnesses - Sec. 161.165. FORMAL HEARING: SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES. (a) A subpoena...
Section 161.166. Formal Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 161.166. FORMAL HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) Not later than the...
Section 161.167. Formal Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 161.167. FORMAL HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) At the conclusion of...
Section 161.168. Status of Complaint - Sec. 161.168. STATUS OF COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall keep...
Section 161.169. Extension of Deadline - Sec. 161.169. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE. The commission may, on its...
Section 161.170. Subpoena - Sec. 161.170. SUBPOENA. (a) In connection with a formal hearing,...
Section 161.171. Status of Complainant - Sec. 161.171. STATUS OF COMPLAINANT. The complainant is not a...
Section 161.172. Applicability of Other Acts - Sec. 161.172. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ACTS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 161.173. Confidentiality; Offense - Sec. 161.173. CONFIDENTIALITY; OFFENSE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 161.174. Availability of Commission Orders on Internet - Sec. 161.174. AVAILABILITY OF COMMISSION ORDERS ON INTERNET. (a) As...
Subchapter E. Enforcement
Section 161.201. Order - Sec. 161.201. ORDER. The commission may: (1) issue and enforce...
Section 161.202. Civil Penalty for Delay or Violation - Sec. 161.202. CIVIL PENALTY FOR DELAY OR VIOLATION. (a) The...
Section 161.203. Waiver or Reduction of Penalty - Sec. 161.203. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF PENALTY. (a) A person...
Section 161.204. Notification of Regulatory or Supervisory Entity - Sec. 161.204. NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY OR SUPERVISORY ENTITY. The commission...
Section 161.205. Civil Penalty for Frivolous or Bad-Faith Complaint - Sec. 161.205. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FRIVOLOUS OR BAD-FAITH COMPLAINT. (a)...
Section 161.206. Factors Considered for Assessment of Sanction - Sec. 161.206. FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION. The commission...
Section 161.207. Appeals - Sec. 161.207. APPEALS. (a) A respondent may appeal the decision...
Section 161.208. Delivery of Record to Reviewing Court - Sec. 161.208. DELIVERY OF RECORD TO REVIEWING COURT. (a) After...
Section 161.209. Cost of Preparing Commission Record - Sec. 161.209. COST OF PREPARING COMMISSION RECORD. (a) The commission...
Section 161.210. Collections - Sec. 161.210. COLLECTIONS. The county attorney may collect a fine...
Subchapter F. Dissolution of Commission
Section 161.301. Petition for Dissolution of Commission - Sec. 161.301. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF COMMISSION. If, after an...
Section 161.302. Dissolution Election - Sec. 161.302. DISSOLUTION ELECTION. (a) An election under this subchapter...
Section 161.303. Dissolution of Commission - Sec. 161.303. DISSOLUTION OF COMMISSION. If the proposition is approved...
Section 161.304. Saving Provisions - Sec. 161.304. SAVING PROVISIONS. The dissolution of a county ethics...
Chapter 170 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting County Officers and Employees
Section 170.001. Regulation of Certain Use of Privately Owned Vehicles - Sec. 170.001. REGULATION OF CERTAIN USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES....
Section 170.002. Code of Ethics for Certain Commissioners Courts - Sec. 170.002. CODE OF ETHICS FOR CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS COURTS. (a)...