{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.363","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.363","heading":"PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES.","body":"(a) For the purpose of any disciplinary appeal to either the civil service commission or a hearing examiner, all police officers have the right to choose to be represented by any person of their choice or by the police employee group selected as the bargaining agent.\n(b) An agreement may not interfere with the right of a member of a police employee group to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the Commission on Human Rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1195, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1464, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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 J. LOCAL CONTROL OF POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.363","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"237b1a38a31b4d161f4be2130e4c45aeaebf1dad9124c67431ac22a0aafe998f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.362","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}