{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 174.203","heading":"LOCKOUT BY MUNICIPALITY; INJUNCTION; PENALTY.","body":"If a municipality or its designated agent or a department or agency head engages in a lockout of fire fighters or police officers, a court shall:\n(1) prohibit the lockout;\n(2) impose a fine not to exceed $2,000 on any individual violator; or\n(3) both prohibit the lockout and impose the fine.\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 F. STRIKES; LOCKOUTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.174.htm#174.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d5186253ccf046fb9638f63060b9f2d5e4b0967c75a165caa708d5730ee46fa9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}