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Tex. Local Government Code § 142.051

APPLICABILITY

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Tex. Local Government Code § 142.051, APPLICABILITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/689595
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to: (1) a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, with a population of 50,000 or more; (2) a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, that has adopted Chapter 143; or (3) a police officer not covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174 in a municipality that has adopted Chapter 174 for police officers in the police department, and the municipality that appoints or employs such a police officer. (b) This subchapter does not apply to: (1) a police officer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174; (2) a police officer who is covered by an agreement adopted under Subchapter H, I, or J, Chapter 143; (3) a municipality that has a population of one million or more and has not adopted Chapter 143; or (4) a municipality that has adopted Subchapter I, Chapter 143, in an election authorized by Section 143.3015.