Eligibility For Beginning Position In Fire Department

Tex. Local Government Code § 143.1051, under Chapter 143.

Tex. Local Government Code § 143.1051

Sec. 143.1051. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements prescribed by Section 143.023, to be certified as eligible for a beginning position with a fire department a person must: (1) have served in the United States Armed Forces and received an honorable discharge; or (2) have earned at least 15 hours of credit in any area of study at an accredited college or university. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.