Texas Local Government Code Title 3, Chapter 87 - Removal Of County Officers From Office; Filling Of Vacancies

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B REMOVAL BY PETITION AND TRIAL

• Texas Section 87.001 - No Removal For Prior Action
  An officer may not be removed under this chapter for an act the officer committed before election to office. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149,...
• Texas Section 87.011 - Definitions
  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...
• Texas Section 87.012 - Officers Subject To Removal
  The district judge may, under this subchapter, remove from office: (1) a district attorney; (2) a county attorney; (3) a county judge; (4) a county...
• Texas Section 87.013 - General Grounds For Removal
  (a) An officer may be removed for: (1) incompetency; (2) official misconduct; or (3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage....
• Texas Section 87.014 - Grounds: Failure To Give Bond
  A county officer who is required by law to give an official bond may be removed under this subchapter if the officer: (1) fails to...
• Texas Section 87.015 - Petition For Removal
  (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...
• Texas Section 87.016 - Citation Of Officer
  (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...
• Texas Section 87.017 - Suspension Pending Trial; Temporary Appointee
  (a) After the issuance of the order requiring citation of the officer, the district judge may temporarily suspend the officer and may appoint another person...
• Texas Section 87.018 - Trial
  (a) Officers may be removed only following a trial by jury. (b) The trial for removal of an officer and the proceedings connected with the...

SUBCHAPTER C REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION

• Texas Section 87.019 - Appeal
  (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....
• Texas Section 87.031 - Immediate Removal
  (a) The conviction of a county officer by a petit jury for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate...

SUBCHAPTER D FILLING OF VACANCIES

• Texas Section 87.032 - Appeal; Suspension
  If the officer appeals the judgment, the appeal supersedes the order of removal unless the court that renders the judgment finds that it is in...
• Texas Section 87.041 - Vacancies Filled By Appointment Of Commissioners Court
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may fill a vacancy in the office of: (1) county judge; (2) county clerk; (3) district and county...
• Texas Section 87.042 - County Commissioner Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner, the county judge shall appoint a suitable resident of the precinct in which the vacancy...
• Texas Section 87.043 - Temporary Absence In Office Of County Judge In Certain Counties
  (a) In a county with a population of less than 150,000, a temporary absence occurs in the office of county judge if: (1) the county...

Last modified: September 28, 2016