Tex. Gov't Code § 617.005 : GOVERNMENT CODE — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES — PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES — COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND STRIKES — Effect of Chapter TEXT PDF This chapter does not impair the right of public employees to present grievances concerning their wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work either individually or through a representative that does not claim the right to strike. Tex. Gov't. Code § 617.005 Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.