Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 157.021 · Subchapter B. HOURS OF WORK
HOURS OF WORK OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a county with a population of 265,000 or more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court.
(b) The commissioners court of any county may adopt and enforce uniform rules on overtime and compensatory time for department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the commissioners court. The rules may:
(1) prohibit unbudgeted overtime, except when the commissioners court or an elected county or district officer declares an emergency; and
(2) require that emergency overtime be reported to the county auditor and the commissioners court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (S.B. 65), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.157.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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