{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-146.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 146.001","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.\n(b) This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) firefighters or police officers who are covered by Subchapter H, I, or J of Chapter 143 or by Chapter 174; or\n(2) an employee association in which those employees participate.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2866), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 146. LOCAL CONTROL OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.146.htm#146.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c557a60be9fbeba1ba56752f547f2a1b3aa5487b580dd0beec3781fd023ccc9c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-145.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-146.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}