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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 21 General Provisions Affecting Governing Body Of MunicipalityLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 21 General Provisions Affecting Governing Body Of Municipality Sponsored Links(a) The governing body of a general-law municipality that is not divided into wards and that elects its aldermen at large may provide by ordinance ... A reference in this code or another statute: (1) to a member of the governing body of a municipality includes each member of that body ... A member of the governing body of a municipality may serve as a volunteer for an organization that protects the health, safety, or welfare of ... This subchapter applies only to a general-law municipality. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. ... In this subchapter: (1) "District attorney" includes a criminal district attorney. (2) "Incompetency" means: (A) gross ignorance of official duties; (B) gross carelessness in the ... The district judge may remove an officer of the municipality from office as provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, ... An officer may not be removed under this subchapter for an act the officer committed before election to office if the act was a matter ... (a) An officer may be removed from office for: (1) incompetency; (2) official misconduct; or (3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an ... (a) A proceeding for the removal of an officer is begun by filing a written petition for removal in a district court of the county ... (a) After a petition for removal is filed, the person filing the petition shall apply to the district judge in writing for an order requiring ... (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 ... (a) An officer shall have the right to trial by jury. (b) The trial for the removal of an officer and the proceedings connected with ... (a) Either party to a removal action may appeal the final judgment to the court of appeals in the manner provided for other civil cases. ... (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 ... An officer removed under this subchapter is not eligible for reelection to the same office before the second anniversary of the date of the removal. ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |