Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 142.051 · Subchapter B. LOCAL CONTROL OF POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
APPLICABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to:
(1) a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, with a population of 50,000 or more;
(2) a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, that has adopted Chapter 143; or
(3) a police officer not covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174 in a municipality that has adopted Chapter 174 for police officers in the police department, and the municipality that appoints or employs such a police officer.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) a police officer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174;
(2) a police officer who is covered by an agreement adopted under Subchapter H, I, or J, Chapter 143;
(3) a municipality that has a population of one million or more and has not adopted Chapter 143; or
(4) a municipality that has adopted Subchapter I, Chapter 143, in an election authorized by Section 143.3015.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (S.B. 772), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.142.htm
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Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 143MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERSPrinted as Chapter 143
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 143, subch. IFIRE FIGHTER AND POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIESPrinted as Subchapter I, Chapter 143
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.3015LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER: VOTER APPROVAL.Printed as Section 143.3015
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 174FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONSPrinted as Chapter 174
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