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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015 (2026)

Appeal Of Commission Decision To District Court

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Sec. 143.015. APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISION TO DISTRICT COURT. (a) If a fire fighter or police officer is dissatisfied with any commission decision, the fire fighter or police officer may file a petition in district court asking that the decision be set aside. The petition must be filed within 10 days after the date the final commission decision:

(1) is sent to the fire fighter or police officer by certified mail; or

(2) is personally received by the fire fighter or police officer or by that person's designee.

(b) An appeal under this section is by trial de novo. The district court may grant the appropriate legal or equitable relief necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The relief may include reinstatement or promotion with back pay if an order of suspension, dismissal, or demotion is set aside.

(c) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.

(d) If the court finds for the fire fighter or police officer, the court shall order the municipality to pay lost wages to the fire fighter or police officer.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: City of Sherman v. Henry, 928 S.W.2d 464 (Tex. 1996).
City of Sherman v. Henry, 928 S.W.2d 464 (Tex. 1996). · cites it 3× “TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 143.015. [2] Both of the concurrences object to the manner in which the controlling issue in this case has been framed.”
Bocquet v. Herring, 972 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. 1998). “1996) (applying Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015(c)); Bruni v.”
City of Harlingen v. Alvarez, 204 S.W.3d 452 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, I conclude that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over a chapter 143 dispute that alleges a violation of the Act by a fire fighter complaining a municipality promoted a different individual based on a later-created eligibility list before judicial review is…”
City of Round Rock v. Whiteaker, 241 S.W.3d 609 (Tex. App. 2007). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (a)-(b) (West 1999).”
Steubing v. City of Killeen, 298 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “Although the provision of the local government code governing this case does authorize a district court to reinstate an employee if it overturns an examiner's order, see Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (b) (West 2008), it does not foreclose the utilization of other types of…”
City of Houston Fire Fighters' v. Morris, 949 S.W.2d 474 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “1269m, § 18 (repealed 1987) (current version at TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 143.015 (Vernon 1988)).”
Tjfa, L.P. v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & BFI Waste Sys. of North Am., Inc., 368 S.W.3d 727 (Tex. App. 2012). “, Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (a) (West 2008) (specifying deadline for filing suit but providing no deadline for service), the legislature's decision to provide an explicit deadline must be afforded some significance, see Tex.”
City of Waco v. Kelley, 226 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App. 2007). “015(c), which governs the appeal to district court of a civil service commission decision, provides that the district court "may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.”
Dunbar v. City of Hous., 557 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (a) (West 2008).”
Turner v. City of Carrollton Civil Serv. Comm'n, 884 S.W.2d 889 (Tex. App. 1994). “Tex.Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (Vernon 1988).”
Police Civil Serv. Comm'n v. Rafael Gutierrez (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (a) (West 1999).”
Juneth Steubing v. City of Killeen, Texas (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “Although the provision of the local government code governing this case does authorize a district court to reinstate an employee if it overturns an examiner's order, see Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (b) (West 2008), it does not foreclose the utilization of other types of…”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015(a) — 1 case
City of Houston Fire Fighters' v. Morris, 949 S.W.2d 474 (Tex. App. 1997). “1269m, § 18 (repealed 1987) (current version at TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 143.015 (Vernon 1988)).”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015(b) — 1 case
Dunbar v. City of Hous., 557 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2018). “See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.015 (a) (West 2008).”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015(c) — 3 cases
Bocquet v. Herring, 972 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. 1998). “1996) (applying Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.015(c)); Bruni v.”
City of Sherman v. Henry, 928 S.W.2d 464 (Tex. 1996). “TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 143.015. [2] Both of the concurrences object to the manner in which the controlling issue in this case has been framed.”
City of Waco v. Kelley, 226 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App. 2007). “015(c), which governs the appeal to district court of a civil service commission decision, provides that the district court "may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.”
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