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Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.003 (2026)

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Sec. 1701.003. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not:

(1) limit the powers or duties of a municipality or county; or

(2) affect Chapter 143, Local Government Code.

(b) This chapter does not affect a constable or other officer or county jailer elected under the Texas Constitution before September 1, 1985, and does not affect a person who held the office of sheriff before January 1, 1994.

(c) This chapter does not prevent an employing agency from establishing qualifications and standards for hiring or training officers, county jailers, or telecommunicators that exceed the commission's minimum standards.

(d) A provision of this chapter applying to issuance or revocation of a peace officer license applies to issuance or revocation of a public security officer license.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

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). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1701.003 (a)(1) (West 2001) (stating that "[e]xcept as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not .”
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