Texas Local Government Code 142.052 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 142.052
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
Text of subdivision effective until January 01, 2025
(1) “Police officer” means a person who is a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, and who is employed by a municipality.
Text of subdivision effective on January 01, 2025
(1) “Police officer” means a person who is a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, and who is employed by a municipality.
(2) “Police officers association” means an employee organization in which police officers employed by a municipality participate that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with the municipality or public employer concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of work, or conditions of work affecting police officers.
(3) “Public employer” means a municipality or a law enforcement agency of the municipality that is required to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of police officers employed by the municipality.