{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-654.062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 654.062","heading":"CONFLICT WITH LAWS RELATING TO EMPLOYEE MERIT SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN AGENCIES.","body":"Sections 654.015 and 654.061 do not abrogate statutory authorization for a state agency to operate under an employee merit system as a condition for qualifying for federal grants-in-aid. A merit system agreed to by a state agency and an agency of the federal government shall continue in effect, subject to applicable state law.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 654. POSITION CLASSIFICATION","SUBCHAPTER D. OTHER LAWS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.654.htm#654.062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"11676f830d8db0455a8dbdb9501b1f70f482c5292a294eb404ca4b665f4835de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-654.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}