Tex. Local Government Code § 174.021
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 174.021, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 174.021. PREVAILING WAGE AND WORKING CONDITIONS REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
A political subdivision that employs fire fighters, police officers, or both, shall provide those employees with compensation and other conditions of employment that are:
(1) substantially equal to compensation and other conditions of employment that prevail in comparable employment in the private sector; and
(2) based on prevailing private sector compensation and conditions of employment in the labor market area in other jobs that require the same or similar skills, ability, and training and may be performed under the same or similar conditions.
(1) substantially equal to compensation and other conditions of employment that prevail in comparable employment in the private sector; and
(2) based on prevailing private sector compensation and conditions of employment in the labor market area in other jobs that require the same or similar skills, ability, and training and may be performed under the same or similar conditions.
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