{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 142.163","heading":"BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION.","body":"(a) A municipality may be required to submit to binding interest arbitration only if approved by a majority of those voting in a public referendum conducted in accordance with the municipality's charter.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not affect any disciplinary arbitration or arbitration provision in a ratified agreement.\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#142.163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c272ca66fdca6e6bd8dfe90011f9a70e3f191954bfb2486efbb28d98d76df652","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}