Proctor v. Andrews

Respondents’ motion for rehearing is overruled. Our opinion of June 5, 1998, is withdrawn and the following substituted in its place.

We must determine whether section 143.057(d) of the Civil Service Act, Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code §§ 143.001 -.134, 1 violates the Texas Constitution either by impermissibly delegating legislative authority to two arbitration services or by impermissibly infringing on a home rule city’s governmental authority to direct, control, and discipline its police officers. We hold that section 143.057(d) is not unconstitutional on either ground. Accordingly, we reverse the…