County commissioners courts must provide longevity pay to commissioned deputies in counties with 150,000+ population, and deputies are entitled to it on top of regular pay.
Sec. 152.074. LONGEVITY PAY FOR COMMISSIONED DEPUTIES AND COUNTY JAILERS. (a) In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the commissioners court of a county shall provide to each commissioned deputy of the sheriff's department longevity pay in an amount not less than $5 a month for each year of service in the department, up to and including 25 years. Each commissioned deputy is entitled to the longevity pay in addition to the deputy's regular compensation. (a-1) In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the commissioners court may provide to each county jailer of the sheriff's department longevity pay in the amount provided to a commissioned deputy under Subsection (a). (a-2) A county government in a county that has a population of more than 7,500, is located on an international boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality may provide longevity pay for each commissioned deputy of the sheriff's department of not less than $5 a month for each year of service in the department, up to and including 25 years. If longevity pay is provided for, each commissioned deputy is entitled to the longevity pay in addition to the deputy's regular compensation. (b) The commissioners court shall begin providing the longevity pay at the beginning of the first fiscal year after the date this section becomes applicable to the county. (c) In this section, "county jailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 505, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 5, eff. July. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(65), eff. September 1, 2005.