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      By: Simmons H.B. No. 1077       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the right of public employees to collectively bargain   with governmental entities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 617.002, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 617.002.  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES   [ PROHIBITED ]. (a) An official of the state or of a political   subdivision of the state may [ not ] enter into a collective   bargaining contract with a labor organization regarding wages,   hours, or conditions of employment of public employees.          (b)  [ A contract entered into in violation of Subsection (a)   is void.          [ (c) ]  An official of the state or of a political subdivision   of the state may [ not ] recognize a labor organization as the   bargaining agent for a group of public employees.          SECTION 2.  Section 617.003, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 617.003.  [ PROHIBITION ON ] STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.   (a) Public employees may [ not ] strike or engage in an organized   work stoppage against the state or a political subdivision of the   state.          (b)  [ A public employee who violates Subsection (a) forfeits   all civil service rights, reemployment rights, and any other   rights, benefits, and privileges the employee enjoys as a result of   public employment or former public employment.          [ (c) ]  The right of an individual to cease work may not be   abridged if the individual is [ not ] acting in concert with others in   an organized work stoppage.          SECTION 3.  Section 617.005, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 617.005.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER. 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 claims [ does   not claim ] the right to strike.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.