Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided August 25, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Susan D. Reed Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Bexar County Justice Center 300 Dolorosa, Fifth Floor San Antonio, Texas 78205-3030
Re: Whether deputy sheriffs are "police officers" for purposes of Local Government Code chapter 174, The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act (RQ-0189-GA)
Dear Ms. Reed:
You ask whether deputy sheriffs are "police officers" for purposes of Local Government Code chapter 174, The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act, Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 174.001-.253 (Vernon 1999 Supp. 2004); see also id. § 174.001 (Vernon 1999) (short title).1
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commissioners' Court of El Paso County v. El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Lee v. El Paso County, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1998
- City of San Antonio v. SAN ANTONIO PARK RANGERS ASSN., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Webb County v. Webb County Deputies Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
- El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies' Ass'n v. SamaniegoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991