Sec. 174.159.  EFFECT OF AWARD.  If a majority decision of an arbitration board is supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record, the decision:
(1)  is final and binding on the parties;  and
(2)  may be enforced by either party or the arbitration board in a district court for the judicial district in which a majority of the affected employees reside.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.