{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.133","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.133","heading":"SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STEPS I AND II.","body":"(a) If the aggrieved fire fighter's or police officer's immediate supervisor is the department head, the steps prescribed by Sections 143.128 and 143.129 are combined. The department head shall meet with the aggrieved fire fighter or police officer and may not appoint a representative.\n(b) A department head, with the approval of the commission, may change the procedure prescribed by Sections 143.128 and 143.129 to reflect a change in a department's chain of command.\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 G. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE AND CERTAIN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.133","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"3c9fda655b1a4ab6ed15b5935dfe9cd03f679afec0291fb5bf84942f80d86402","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.132","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}