Tex. Codes » Local Government Code · TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.041 (2026)

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Sec. 143.041. SALARY. (a) This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) Except as provided by Section 143.038, all fire fighters or police officers in the same classification are entitled to the same base salary.

(c) In addition to the base salary, each fire fighter or police officer is entitled to each of the following types of pay, if applicable:

(1) longevity or seniority pay;

(2) educational incentive pay as authorized by Section 143.044;

(3) assignment pay as authorized by Sections 143.042 and 143.043;

(4) certification pay as authorized by Section 143.044;

(5) shift differential pay as authorized by Section 143.047; and

(6) fitness incentive pay as authorized by Section 143.044.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 552 (H.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2009 · leading case: Keith Lowell Ferrel J. Angelle Bill Baylis James Burgess Robert Burlin Thomas Carr Gilbert Contreras David Cox Jeff Daigle James T. Datillo v. City of Baytown, No. 01-04-00548-CV, 2007 WL 2264703 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007).
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Keith Lowell Ferrel J. Angelle Bill Baylis James Burgess Robert Burlin Thomas Carr Gilbert Contreras David Cox Jeff Daigle James T. Datillo v. City of Baytown, No. 01-04-00548-CV, 2007 WL 2264703 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.041 (Vernon Supp.”
Clifton Alexander v. City of Austin, No. 03-08-00594-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 20, 2009). “In response, the City contends that the non-discrimination requirement does not apply to supplemental pay and that even if it does, the City's ordinance is non-discriminatory. Because we agree that the City's ordinance is neutral and non-discriminatory, we need not resolve the…”
City of Austin v. Michael Castillo Mary Ann Stone Gustavo Barrera Luis Delgado Rafael Gutierrez Doroteo S. Hernandez Gerardo Molina Adrian Duran Chris G. Vallejo James Castro Eric Moreno Jovita Lopez & Debbie Trevino/City of Austin, No. 03-99-00749-CV (Tex. App.—Austin July 27, 2000). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 143.041 (b) (West 1999).”
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