{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 174.102","heading":"RECOGNITION OF BARGAINING AGENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS.","body":"A public employer shall recognize an association selected by a majority of the police officers of the police department of a political subdivision as the exclusive bargaining agent for the police officers of that department unless a majority of the police officers withdraw the recognition.\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 D. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.174.htm#174.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f147df2d71c18de6ad7985106faa6903d3024760cf11e73945b74c954888625d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}