Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 152.908: COMPENSATION PARITY FOR POLICE OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

(a) In this section, "police officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 174.003.
(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
(c) If the commissioners court of a county increases the compensation or employment benefits for a class of police officers, the commissioners court must increase by the same amount the compensation or employment benefits to all police officers that are within that class and who receive their compensation and employment benefits primarily through county funding.
(d) The commissioners court of a county:
(1) shall provide funding to each law enforcement agency, office, or department of the county necessary to provide the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c); and
(2) may not reduce a component of the budget of a law enforcement agency, office, or department as a result of the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c).
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 350 (H.B. 4205), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 152. AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND ALLOWANCES OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(a) In this section, "police officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 174.003.

(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.

(c) If the commissioners court of a county increases the compensation or employment benefits for a class of police officers, the commissioners court must increase by the same amount the compensation or employment benefits to all police officers that are within that class and who receive their compensation and employment benefits primarily through county funding.

(d) The commissioners court of a county:

(1) shall provide funding to each law enforcement agency, office, or department of the county necessary to provide the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c); and

(2) may not reduce a component of the budget of a law enforcement agency, office, or department as a result of the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c).

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 350 (H.B. 4205), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.

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