{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 158.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means a county civil service commission.\n(2) \"Employee\" means a person who obtains a position by appointment and who is not authorized by statute to perform governmental functions involving an exercise of discretion in the person's own right, unless the person is included by a local civil service rule adopted under the procedures outlined in Section 158.009; or a person included in the coverage of a county civil service system as the result of an election held under Section 158.007. The term does not include a person who holds an office the term of which is limited by the constitution of this state.\n(3) \"Department\" means a county, district, or precinct office or officer, agency, or board that has jurisdiction and control of the performance of employees' official duties. The term includes a sheriff's department.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 881, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (H.B. 831), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 158. COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.158.htm#158.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c7546c32a3f2cea646067ef615e5ac8ff7775765ea08ab789a1ccc8f8b7e710b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.906","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}