Texas Local Government Code
§ 174.182 — BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION
LG § 174.182Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Ch. 174. FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS · Art. E-1. ARBITRATION IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A municipality and an association that is a bargaining agent shall submit to binding interest arbitration as provided by this subchapter if the parties have reached an impasse as defined by Section 174.152.
(b)The municipality or the association that is a bargaining agent may request arbitration after the party provides written notice to the other party specifying the issues in dispute.
(c)If a party requests arbitration under this section, the parties shall submit all issues in dispute to arbitration not later than the 45th day after the date the other party received the requesting party's written arbitration request.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (S.B. 777), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.