Texas Local Government Code - Section 21.028. Bond
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§ 21.028. BOND. (a) The judge shall require the person
filing the petition to execute a bond, with at least two good and
sufficient sureties, in an amount fixed by the judge and
conditioned as required by the judge. The bond shall be used to pay
damages and costs to the officer if the grounds for removal are
found at trial to be insufficient or untrue. The officer must serve
written notice on the person who filed the petition and that
person's bondsman not later than the 90th day after the date the
bond is executed, stating that the officer intends to hold them
liable on the bond and stating the grounds for that liability.
(b) If the final judgment establishes the officer's right to
the office, the person filing the petition shall pay the officer an
amount determined by the judge as appropriate to compensate the
officer for the damages suffered as a result of the removal action.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 21.021 21.022 21.023 21.024 21.025 21.026 21.027 21.028 21.029 21.030 21.031 21.032 22.001 22.002 22.003
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