{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.033","heading":"MERIT SYSTEM.","body":"(a) Subject to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department may establish a merit system for its employees.\n(b) The merit system may be maintained in conjunction with other state agencies that are required by federal law to operate under a merit system.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.194, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.40.htm#40.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"ea97df8867aadd03d9c5c53f48c23e065d2b4c14dc86b299727ebffc1d67e599","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.0326","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}