{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 174.023","heading":"RIGHT TO ORGANIZE AND BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY.","body":"On adoption of this chapter or the law codified by this chapter by a political subdivision to which this chapter applies, fire fighters, police officers, or both are entitled to organize and bargain collectively with their public employer regarding compensation, hours, and other conditions of employment.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 174. FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND RIGHT TO ORGANIZE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.174.htm#174.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c1ddb9380c329cea4653f2f319bed969a76c70d3c9d4e4eaa081623f0429778d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}