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 § 143.046 (2026)

Vacations

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Sec. 143.046. VACATIONS. (a) Each fire fighter or police officer is entitled to earn a minimum of 15 working days' vacation leave with pay in each year.

(b) In computing the length of time a fire fighter or police officer may be absent from work on vacation leave, only those calendar days during which the person would be required to work if not on vacation may be counted as vacation days.

(c) Unless approved by the municipality's governing body, a fire fighter or police officer may not accumulate vacation leave from year to year.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: City of Waco, TX v. Bittle, 167 S.W.3d 20 (Tex. App. 2005).
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City of Waco, TX v. Bittle, 167 S.W.3d 20 (Tex. App. 2005). “Laws 1171 , 1175-76 (repealed 1987)) (current version at TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 143.046 (Vernon 1999)).”
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