{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.0065","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 158.0065","heading":"PETITION TO CREATE BY ORDER OR ELECTION.","body":"(a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that would not be eligible to expand or dissolve the system under Section 158.007.\n(b) The commissioners court of a county that receives a petition signed by at least 50 percent of the county's employees requesting the creation of a county civil service system shall vote not later than the 30th day after the date that the court receives the petition whether to create a system by adopting an order under Section 158.003. If the court does not create a system as provided by Section 158.003, the court shall call an election to decide the question as provided by Sections 158.004-158.006.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1991.","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#158.0065","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"2b93c462a8a3567f08a9812b53ac27a08b494390964e90ca2c264827e2ed52a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}