SUBCHAPTER D. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Sec. 143.051.  CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION.  A commission rule prescribing cause for removal or suspension of a fire fighter or police officer is not valid unless it involves one or more of the following grounds:
(1)  conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;
(2)  violations of a municipal charter provision;
(3)  acts of incompetency;
(4)  neglect of duty;
(5)  discourtesy to the public or to a fellow employee while the fire fighter or police officer is in the line of duty;
(6)  acts showing lack of good moral character;
(7)  drinking intoxicants while on duty or intoxication while off duty;
(8)  conduct prejudicial to good order;
(9)  refusal or neglect to pay just debts;
(10)  absence without leave;
(11)  shirking duty or cowardice at fires, if applicable;  or
(12)  violation of an applicable fire or police department rule or special order.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.