{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 655.004","heading":"ADMINISTRATION OF MERIT SELECTION.","body":"A state agency may create a separate division within the agency to administer merit selection policies and procedures if the chief executive of the agency considers the creation necessary.\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#655.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"003d289ae75ddf50d208e9719b28450b3c33b6683168a40df649d0112b8144ff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-655.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}