Section 150.021 - Residency Requirements for Municipal Employees(a) A municipality may not require residency within the municipal limits as a condition of employment with the municipality. A municipality may require residency within the United States as a condition of employment.(b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply to residency requirements for:(1) candidates for or holders of a municipal office, including a position on the governing body of the municipality; or(2) municipal department heads appointed by the mayor or governing body of the municipality.(c) The governing body of a municipality may prescribe reasonable standards with respect to the time within which municipal employees who reside outside the municipal limits must respond to a civil emergency. The standards may not be imposed retroactively on any person in the employ of the municipality at the time the standards are adopted.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 150.021
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 35(a), eff. 8/28/1989.