Tex. Local Government Code § 174.053
REPEAL ELECTION
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 174.053, REPEAL ELECTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690233
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(a) The governing body of a political subdivision in which the collective bargaining provisions of this chapter have been in effect for at least one year shall order an election for the repeal of the adoption of this chapter on receiving a petition signed by qualified voters of the political subdivision in a number equal to or greater than the lesser of:
(1) 20,000; or
(2) five percent of the number of qualified voters voting in the political subdivision in the preceding general election for state and county officers.
(b) The ballot in the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Repeal of the adoption of the state law applicable to (fire fighters, police officers, or both, as applicable) that establishes collective bargaining if a majority of the affected employees favor representation by an employees association, preserves the prohibition against strikes and lockouts, and provides penalties for strikes and lockouts."