Tex. Local Government Code § 150.021
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 150.021, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/689873
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(a) A municipality may not require residency within the municipal limits as a condition of employment with the municipality. A municipality may require residency within the United States as a condition of employment.
(b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply to residency requirements for:
(1) candidates for or holders of a municipal office, including a position on the governing body of the municipality; or
(2) municipal department heads appointed by the mayor or governing body of the municipality.
(c) The governing body of a municipality may prescribe reasonable standards with respect to the time within which municipal employees who reside outside the municipal limits must respond to a civil emergency. The standards may not be imposed retroactively on any person in the employ of the municipality at the time the standards are adopted.