{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.031","heading":"COMPOSITION.","body":"The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the department consisting of the chief patrol officer, the number of captains, sergeants, and privates authorized by the legislature, and administrative and clerical help as the commission determines. A person's literary attainment does not preclude the person's appointment as a private if the person is otherwise qualified. The chief patrol officer is the executive officer of the patrol. Officers are entitled to compensation as provided by the legislature.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c51737f730f78f0e05317883f6ffb96b771a80f9d7616dd0c1d2afe7b24197fa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0259","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}