{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.032","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 158.032","heading":"ELIGIBLE DEPARTMENTS.","body":"A sheriff's department in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may, in accordance with this subchapter, create a civil service system.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 127, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 92, eff. Sept. 1, 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 B. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.158.htm#158.032","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0953a59d72295f6170b8e1a8b7937cdcb3bdcedb8880930d74b3a797ff05803f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-158.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}