Tex. Local Government Code § 161.157
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 161.157, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 161.157. RETALIATION AGAINST COUNTY EMPLOYEE REPORTING VIOLATION OF ETHICS CODE PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) A county public servant may not suspend or terminate the employment of or take other adverse action against a county employee who in good faith files a complaint or otherwise reports to the commission, commission staff, or another law enforcement authority a violation of the ethics code by a person subject to the ethics code.
(b) A county public servant may not suspend or terminate the employment of or take other adverse action against a county employee who in good faith participates in the complaint processing, preliminary review, hearing, or any other aspect of the investigation and resolution by the commission of an alleged violation of the ethics code by a person subject to the ethics code.
(c) A commission created by a county under this chapter is a part of the "local governmental entity" for purposes of Section 554.002, Government Code.
(d) An ethics code adopted by a commission pursuant to this chapter is a "law" as defined by Section 554.001, Government Code.
(b) A county public servant may not suspend or terminate the employment of or take other adverse action against a county employee who in good faith participates in the complaint processing, preliminary review, hearing, or any other aspect of the investigation and resolution by the commission of an alleged violation of the ethics code by a person subject to the ethics code.
(c) A commission created by a county under this chapter is a part of the "local governmental entity" for purposes of Section 554.002, Government Code.
(d) An ethics code adopted by a commission pursuant to this chapter is a "law" as defined by Section 554.001, Government Code.
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