{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.119","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 142.119","heading":"EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS.","body":"This subchapter may not be construed as repealing any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning firefighters' compensation, pensions, retirement plans, hours of work, conditions of employment, or other emoluments, except as expressly provided in a ratified meet and confer agreement. This subchapter is in addition to the benefits provided by existing statutes and ordinances.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 142. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER C. LOCAL CONTROL OF FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.142.htm#142.119","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c1f36ceecc8b806639934693755b91242cb6e4a83c729c0cf9ce88e2912e92fd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.118","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}