Texas Local Government Code Title 3, Chapter 81 - Commissioners Court

SUBCHAPTER A ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE

• Texas Section 81.001 - Composition, Presiding Officer
  (a) The members of the commissioners court are the county judge and the county commissioners. (b) If present, the county judge is the presiding officer...
• Texas Section 81.002 - Oath, Bond
  (a) Before undertaking the duties of the county judge or a county commissioner, a person must take the official oath and swear in writing that...
• Texas Section 81.0025 - Continuing Education
  (a) A county commissioner must successfully complete at least 16 classroom hours of continuing education in the performance of the duties of county commissioners at...
• Texas Section 81.003 - Clerk
  (a) The county clerk is the clerk of the commissioners court. The clerk shall: (1) serve the court during each of its terms; (2) keep...
• Texas Section 81.004 - Seal
  (a) The commissioners court shall have a seal on which is engraved: (1) the words "Commissioners Court, (name of county) County, Texas"; and (2) a...
• Texas Section 81.005 - Terms Of Court, Meetings
  (a) At the last regular term of each fiscal year of the county, the commissioners court by order shall designate a day of the week...
• Texas Section 81.006 - Quorum; Vote Required For Tax Levy
  (a) Three members of the commissioners court constitute a quorum for conducting county business except the levying of a county tax. (b) A county tax...

SUBCHAPTER B DUTIES AND POWERS

• Texas Section 81.007 - Notice
  (a) If the commissioners court is unable to obtain publication of a notice or report as required by law, the court may post a copy...
• Texas Section 81.021 - Change In Precinct Boundaries
  (a) A commissioners court that orders a change in the boundaries of commissioner or justice precincts may specify in its order an effective date of...
• Texas Section 81.022 - Process
  (a) The commissioners court shall issue the notices, citations, writs, and process necessary for the proper execution of its powers and duties and the enforcement...
• Texas Section 81.023 - Contempt
  The commissioners court shall punish a person held in contempt by a fine of not more than $25 or by confinement for not more than...
• Texas Section 81.024 - District And County Court Seals
  The commissioners court shall provide the seals required by law for district and county courts. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 81.025 - County Risk Management Pool Coverage Instead Of Bonds
  (a) Instead of a bond required by law to be executed by a county officer before taking office, the commissioners court may authorize the officer...
• Texas Section 81.026 - Commissioners Court Membership On Associations And Nonprofit Organizations
  A county judge or county commissioner may serve on the governing body of or any committee serving an association of counties created or operating pursuant...
• Texas Section 81.027 - Support Of Paupers
  Each commissioners court may provide for the support of paupers, residents of their county, who are unable to support themselves. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd...
• Texas Section 81.028 - Delegation Of Duties Of A County Judge In Counties With Population Of More Than 1
  Sec. 81.028. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF A COUNTY JUDGE IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION. (a) This section applies exclusively to a...
• Texas Section 81.029 - Delegation Of Duties Of A County Judge In Certain Counties
  (a) This section applies only to a county judge in a county that has a population of more than 800,000 and is located on the...
• Texas Section 81.030 - Testimony Before Commissioners Court
  The commissioners court may require that testimony before the court be given under oath. A person who makes a false statement under oath is subject...
• Texas Section 81.032 - Acceptance Of Donations And Bequests
  The commissioners court may accept a gift, grant, donation, bequest, or devise of money or other property on behalf of the county, including a donation...
• Texas Section 81.033 - Power Of Commissioners Court In County With No Incorporated Territory
  (a) This section applies only to a commissioners court of a county that has a population of more than 5,000, is located within 100 miles...
• Texas Section 81.034 - Eligibility Of County With No Incorporated Territory To Participate In Municipal Assistance Programs
  A county that contains no incorporated territory of a municipality is eligible to apply on behalf of locations in the county that are census designated...

Last modified: September 28, 2016