Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 158.001
Definitions
(1)
“Commission” means a county civil service commission.(2)
“Employee” means a person who obtains a position by appointment and who is not authorized by statute to perform governmental functions involving an exercise of discretion in the person’s own right, unless the person is included by a local civil service rule adopted under the procedures outlined in Section 158.009 (Powers of the Commission); or a person included in the coverage of a county civil service system as the result of an election held under Section 158.007 (Expanded Coverage or Dissolution of System in Populous Counties). The term does not include a person who holds an office the term of which is limited by the constitution of this state.(3)
“Department” means a county, district, or precinct office or officer, agency, or board that has jurisdiction and control of the performance of employees’ official duties. The term includes a sheriff’s department.
Source:
Section 158.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.158.htm#158.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
