Tex. Local Government Code § 174.153
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 174.153, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 174.153. REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION; AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Sections 174.1535 and 174.165 and Subchapter E-1, a public employer or an association that is a bargaining agent may request the appointment of an arbitration board if:
(1) the parties:
(A) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or
(B) are unable to settle after the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining;
(2) the parties made every reasonable effort, including mediation, to settle the dispute through good-faith collective bargaining; and
(3) the public employer or association gives written notice to the other party, specifying the issue in dispute.
(b) A request for arbitration must be made not later than the fifth day after:
(1) the date an impasse was reached under Section 174.152; or
(2) the expiration of an extension period under Section 174.152.
(c) An election by both parties to arbitrate must:
(1) be made not later than the fifth day after the date arbitration is requested; and
(2) be a written agreement to arbitrate.
(d) A party may not request arbitration more than once in a fiscal year.
(1) the parties:
(A) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or
(B) are unable to settle after the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining;
(2) the parties made every reasonable effort, including mediation, to settle the dispute through good-faith collective bargaining; and
(3) the public employer or association gives written notice to the other party, specifying the issue in dispute.
(b) A request for arbitration must be made not later than the fifth day after:
(1) the date an impasse was reached under Section 174.152; or
(2) the expiration of an extension period under Section 174.152.
(c) An election by both parties to arbitrate must:
(1) be made not later than the fifth day after the date arbitration is requested; and
(2) be a written agreement to arbitrate.
(d) A party may not request arbitration more than once in a fiscal year.
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