{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 174.151","heading":"MEDIATION.","body":"(a) A public employer and an association that is a bargaining agent may use mediation to assist them in reaching an agreement.\n(b) If a mediator is used, then a mediator may be appointed by agreement of the parties or by an appropriate state agency.\n(c) A mediator may:\n(1) hold separate or joint conferences as the mediator considers expedient to settle issues voluntarily, amicably, and expeditiously; and\n(2) notwithstanding Subsection (d), recommend or suggest to the parties any proposal or procedure that in the mediator's judgment might lead to settlement.\n(d) A mediator may not:\n(1) make a public recommendation on any negotiation issue in connection with the mediator's service; or\n(2) make a public statement or report that evaluates the relative merits of the parties' positions.\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 E. MEDIATION; IMPASSE RESOLUTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.174.htm#174.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"80cb5c5bc03c81e7a4f4cc6c71296393b630aa9eb6cf0d5f3cee50b5247918ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}