Tex. Local Government Code § 143.360
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 143.360, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 143.360. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The bargaining agent shall call an election to ratify any agreement reached with the public employer.
(b) All police officers of the municipality, other than the department head and assistant department heads, are eligible to vote in the election.
(c) The bargaining agent shall establish procedures for the election.
(d) A majority of all votes cast is required to ratify an agreement.
(b) All police officers of the municipality, other than the department head and assistant department heads, are eligible to vote in the election.
(c) The bargaining agent shall establish procedures for the election.
(d) A majority of all votes cast is required to ratify an agreement.
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