{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-160.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 160.002","heading":"COUNTIES AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED.","body":"This chapter applies only to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and its employees, including but not limited to the employees of road and bridge districts, flood control districts, and juvenile probation departments in the county. However, this chapter does not apply to the employees of a sheriff's department.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 39(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 632, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 74, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 160. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.160.htm#160.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"50294dc2ef10aed15321c038ecd44393808e480671b9eff705ee586a2497c3bc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-160.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-160.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}