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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 23 Aldermanic Form Of Government In Type B General-Law MunicipalityLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 23 Aldermanic Form Of Government In Type B General-Law Municipality This chapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... The aldermen on the governing body of the municipality shall fill any vacancy that occurs in an office created by this chapter or created under ... Immediately after the municipality has incorporated, the county judge of the county in which the municipality is located shall order an election for a mayor, ... Immediately after election returns for the initial election for municipal officers have been made, the county judge shall commission the candidate who received the highest ... (a) After the initial election, the election for the mayor, aldermen, and marshal shall be held annually, except as otherwise provided by law, on an ... (a) To be eligible for the office of mayor, alderman, or marshal of the municipality, a person must be a qualified voter in the municipality ... The mayor, aldermen, and marshal elected at the initial election under Section 23.021 hold office until their successors have been duly elected at the following ... (a) The mayor, aldermen, and marshal of the municipality are elected for a term of one year unless a longer term is established under Subsection ... (a) The mayor is the president of the governing body of the municipality. (b) At the first meeting of each new governing body or as ... (a) The mayor and three aldermen constitute a quorum. (b) If the mayor is absent, four aldermen constitute a quorum. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. ... The governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 by ordinance may abolish the office of marshal and, by the same ... The governing body of the municipality may appoint officers, other than the mayor, aldermen, or marshal, as necessary to carry out the municipality's functions under ... (a) The governing body of the municipality may prescribe the duties of the officers it appoints under this subchapter. (b) The governing body shall prescribe ... The governing body of the municipality may dismiss at any time the officers that it appoints under this subchapter and may appoint others in their ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |