{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 142.157","heading":"SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENTS.","body":"The public employer's manager or chief executive, as appropriate, and the head of the emergency medical services department shall designate a group of persons to represent the public employer as its sole and exclusive bargaining agent.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 187 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.","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 D. LOCAL CONTROL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.142.htm#142.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f58771f5aa782104de0b18077328c1a8696d8d1e75c2ee036c29cf01316e148c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.1565","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}