{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 158.031","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means a sheriff's department civil service commission.\n(2) \"Department\" means a sheriff's department.\n(3) \"Employee\" means an employee of a sheriff's department. The term includes a deputy sheriff.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 158. COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER B. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.158.htm#158.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1e3e21e68a7b4111cb293397ff6e2f56d8f8ef0e6e3c7225f38a7b8b3c7f181f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}