Tex. Codes » Local Government Code · TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT · CHAPTER 174. FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 174.004 (2026)

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Sec. 174.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be liberally construed.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Jefferson Cnty., Texas v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018).
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Jefferson Cnty., Texas v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018). “" TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 174.004. Applying these principles, we hold that deputy constables are police officers under the Act.”
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