Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 158.004. CREATION BY ELECTION. (a) A county civil service system may be created by approval of the system by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election called for that purpose. (b) The commissioners court by order may call an election on the quest…

Sec. 158.005. BALLOTS AND VOTING AT ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM. (a) Each qualified voter of the county is entitled to vote at the election. (b) The commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Creat…

Sec. 158.006. RESULT OF ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM. (a) The presiding judge of each voting place shall supervise the counting of votes cast at the election. (b) Within 24 hours after the election, each judge shall certify to the commissioners court the results of the election at t…

Sec. 158.0065. PETITION TO CREATE BY ORDER OR ELECTION. (a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that would not be eligible to expand or dissolve the system under Section 158.007. (b) The commissioners court of a county that receives a petiti…

Sec. 158.007. EXPANDED COVERAGE OR DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) In a county that has a population of more than 1.3 million and a civil service system created under this subchapter, the qualified voters of the county, voting at an election called for that purpos…

Sec. 158.008. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) If a civil service system is created under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall appoint three persons to serve as the members of the civil service commission that administers the system. The commissioners court shall designat…

Sec. 158.009. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Except as provided by Section 158.010, the commission shall adopt, publish, and enforce rules regarding: (1) the definition of a county employee; (2) selection and classification of county employees; (3) competitive examinations; (4) pr…

Sec. 158.0095. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS. (a) In a proceeding before the commission under this subchapter, the chairman of the commission shall, on request of a person described by Subsection (b): (1) administer oaths; and (2) issue subpoenas and subpoenas…

Sec. 158.010. EMPLOYMENT BY DEPARTMENTS. (a) The head of each department included in the coverage of a county civil service system may assume responsibility for selecting all persons who are to be employees of that department. (b) A person employed by a department whose head has …

Sec. 158.011. COMPENSATION AND STAFF. The members of the commission serve without compensation, but the commissioners court shall reimburse each member for all necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the commission with…

Sec. 158.012. APPEALS. (a) A county employee who, on a final decision by the commission, is demoted, suspended, or removed from the employee's position may appeal the decision by filing a petition in a district court in the county within 30 days after the date of the decision. (b…

Sec. 158.0121. REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. In an appeal under Section 158.012, the district court may not substitute its judgment for the judgment of the commission on the weight of the evidence on questions committed to the commission's discretion but: (1) may affirm…

Sec. 158.0122. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. (a) After service of the petition on the commission and within the time permitted for filing an answer or within additional time allowed by the court, the commission shall send to the reviewing court the origin…

Sec. 158.0123. COST OF PREPARING COMMISSION RECORD. (a) The commission may require a party who appeals a final decision under Section 158.012 to pay one-half of the cost of preparation of the original or a certified copy of the record of the commission proceeding that is required…

Sec. 158.013. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A person who on August 30, 1971, was an employee of an eligible county under this subchapter may not be required to take a competitive examination or perform any other act to maintain the position held on that date. (b) This subchapter does not apply…

Sec. 158.014. DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) If, after a civil service system under this subchapter has been in effect for at least one year, 10 percent of the qualified voters of the county petition the commissioners court to dissolve the system, the commissioners court shall call a…

Sec. 158.015. LIMITATION ON ELECTIONS. The commissioners court may not call an election under Section 158.004 or 158.014 for at least two years after the date of any previous election under either of those sections. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCH…

Sec. 158.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means a sheriff's department civil service commission. (2) "Department" means a sheriff's department. (3) "Employee" means an employee of a sheriff's department. The term includes a deputy sheriff. Acts 1987, 70th Le…

Sec. 158.032. ELIGIBLE DEPARTMENTS. A sheriff's department in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may, in accordance with this subchapter, create a civil service system. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 12…

Sec. 158.033. PETITION AND ELECTION. (a) If at least 20 percent of the employees of an eligible department under this subchapter sign a petition requesting an election under this section and present the petition to the county judge of the employing county, the judge shall order a…

Sec. 158.034. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) In a county with a population of less than 2.8 million, if a majority of the employees voting at the election approve the creation of a sheriff's department civil service system, the sheriff, commissioners court, and district attorney …

Sec. 158.035. POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall adopt, publish, and enforce rules regarding: (1) selection and classification of employees; (2) competitive examinations; (3) promotions, seniority, and tenure; (4) layoffs and dismissals; (5) disciplinary actions; (6) …

Sec. 158.0351. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more. (b) If an employee is indicted for a felony or officially charged with the commission of a Class A or B misdemeanor, the…

Sec. 158.0355. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS. (a) In a proceeding before the commission under this subchapter, the chairman of the commission shall, on request of a person described by Subsection (b): (1) administer oaths; and (2) issue subpoenas and subpoenas…

Sec. 158.036. COMPENSATION AND STAFF. The members of the commission serve without compensation, but the commissioners court shall reimburse each member for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the commissi…

Sec. 158.037. APPEALS. (a) An employee who, on a final decision by the commission, is demoted, suspended, or removed from a position may appeal the decision by filing a petition in a district court in the county within 30 days after the date of the decision. (b) An appeal under t…

Sec. 158.0371. REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE. (a) The same standards described by Section 158.0121 apply to an appeal under Section 158.037. (b) The procedures for review under Section 158.037 are the same as provided by Section 158.0122. (c) The commission may require a…

Sec. 158.038. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A person who is an employee of a department on the date that a civil service system is adopted under this subchapter in the department may not be required to take a competitive examination or perform any other act under this subchapter to maintain th…

Sec. 158.039. DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) If, after a civil service system under this subchapter has been in effect in a department for at least one year, 20 percent of the employees of the department petition the county judge to dissolve the system, the judge shall order a depart…

Sec. 158.040. EXCLUSIVITY. A civil service system created under this subchapter and in effect applies to the department to the exclusion of a civil service system in that county created under Subchapter A or another law. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 158.041. ILLNESS OR INJURY LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) A county shall provide to an employee a leave of absence for an illness or injury related to the employee's activities performed in the line of duty. The leave is with full pay for a period commensurate with the nature of the …

Sec. 158.042. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RECOVERY FROM DISABILITY. With the commission's approval and if otherwise qualified, an employee who has been certified by a physician selected by a pension fund as having recovered from a disability for which the employee has been receiving a mo…