Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 158.0065
Petition to Create by Order or Election

(a)

This section applies only in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that would not be eligible to expand or dissolve the system under Section 158.007 (Expanded Coverage or Dissolution of System in Populous Counties).

(b)

The commissioners court of a county that receives a petition signed by at least 50 percent of the county’s employees requesting the creation of a county civil service system shall vote not later than the 30th day after the date that the court receives the petition whether to create a system by adopting an order under Section 158.003 (Creation by Order). If the court does not create a system as provided by Section 158.003 (Creation by Order), the court shall call an election to decide the question as provided by Sections 158.004-158.006.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1991.

Source: Section 158.0065 — Petition to Create by Order or Election, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­158.­htm#158.­0065 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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