Tex. Codes » Local Government Code · TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 157. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 157.021 (2026)

Hours Of Work Of County Employees

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Sec. 157.021. HOURS OF WORK OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES. (a) In a county with a population of 265,000 or more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court.

(b) The commissioners court of any county may adopt and enforce uniform rules on overtime and compensatory time for department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the commissioners court. The rules may:

(1) prohibit unbudgeted overtime, except when the commissioners court or an elected county or district officer declares an emergency; and

(2) require that emergency overtime be reported to the county auditor and the commissioners court.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (S.B. 65), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Burnet Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't & Burnet Cnty. v. Zarina Carlisle, No. 03-00-00398-CV, 2001 WL 23204 (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 11, 2001).
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Burnet Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't & Burnet Cnty. v. Zarina Carlisle, No. 03-00-00398-CV, 2001 WL 23204 (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 11, 2001). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 157.021 (b) (West 1999).”
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