Tex. Local Government Code § 142.107
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 142.107, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 142.107. STRIKES PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) A firefighter employed by a municipality may not engage in a strike or organized work stoppage against this state or the municipality.
(b) A firefighter who participates in a strike forfeits any civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the firefighter may have as a result of the person's employment or prior employment with the municipality.
(c) This section does not affect the right of a person to cease work if the person is not acting in concert with others in an organized work stoppage.
(b) A firefighter who participates in a strike forfeits any civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the firefighter may have as a result of the person's employment or prior employment with the municipality.
(c) This section does not affect the right of a person to cease work if the person is not acting in concert with others in an organized work stoppage.
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