{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.051","heading":"CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION.","body":"A commission rule prescribing cause for removal or suspension of a fire fighter or police officer is not valid unless it involves one or more of the following grounds:\n(1) conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;\n(2) violations of a municipal charter provision;\n(3) acts of incompetency;\n(4) neglect of duty;\n(5) discourtesy to the public or to a fellow employee while the fire fighter or police officer is in the line of duty;\n(6) acts showing lack of good moral character;\n(7) drinking intoxicants while on duty or intoxication while off duty;\n(8) conduct prejudicial to good order;\n(9) refusal or neglect to pay just debts;\n(10) absence without leave;\n(11) shirking duty or cowardice at fires, if applicable; or\n(12) violation of an applicable fire or police department rule or special order.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","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 D. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d0266612c374fecdfa7c420ccca041c97f675dab162760b194be4f1a5997158b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.047","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}