Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 411.0072. Employment-Related Grievances and Appeals of Disciplinary Actions Within the Department

(1) “Disciplinary action” means discharge, suspension, or demotion.

(2) “Employment-related grievance” means an employment-related issue, other than a disciplinary action, in regard to which an employee wishes to express dissatisfaction, including promotions, leave requests, performance evaluations, transfers, benefits, working environment, shift or duty assignments, harassment, retaliation, and relationships with supervisors or other employees or any other issue the commission determines by rule.

(1) a form on which an employee may state an employment-related grievance and request a specific corrective action;

(2) time limits for submitting a grievance and for management to respond to a grievance;

(3) a multilevel process in which an employee's grievance is submitted to the lowest appropriate level of management, with each subsequent appeal submitted to a higher level in the chain of command;

(4) an assurance that confidentiality of all parties involved will be maintained, except to the extent that information is subject to disclosure under Section 411.00755 and Chapter 552, and that retaliation against an employee who files a grievance is prohibited;  and

(5) a program to advertise and explain the grievance procedure to all employees.

(1) the number of grievances filed;

(2) a brief description of the subject of each grievance filed;  and

(3) the final disposition of each grievance.