{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 655.003","heading":"ADDITIONAL MERIT SELECTION PRINCIPLES.","body":"A state agency shall implement any additional merit principles required by federal law or regulation.\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 655. MERIT SELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.655.htm#655.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f74b6121da10679920b384daf8e45aa8bcd3ccf68f59de997df0afb8c4980608","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}