{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.047","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.047","heading":"SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality may authorize shift differential pay for fire fighters and police officers who work a shift in which more than 50 percent of the time worked is after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m.\n(b) The shift differential pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the fire or police department.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER C. COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.047","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"53b06d7e3df085b88e77cd2d2e2b7d09f39a5bf62139e0a0dfddce8414c14814","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.046","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}