{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 158.002","heading":"ELIGIBLE COUNTIES.","body":"A county with a population of 190,000 or more may, in accordance with this subchapter, create a county civil service system to include all the employees of the county who are not exempted from the system by the express terms or judicial interpretations of this subchapter or by the operation of Subchapter B.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (H.B. 831), Sec. 2, 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#158.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"246b7ed9d8aa607c36d4b8352fd34aff87f349d551ff6614d9e988dcb532e281","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}