Texas Local Government Code § 21.031 Removal By Criminal Conviction

Sec. 21.031. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The conviction of an officer for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office.

(b) The court rendering judgment in the case shall include in the judgment an order removing the officer.

(c) If the removed officer appeals the judgment, the appeal supersedes the order of removal unless the court that renders the judgment finds that it is in the public interest to suspend the removed officer pending the appeal. If the court finds that the public interest requires suspension, the court shall suspend the removed officer as provided by this subchapter.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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