Texas Local Government Code

§ 87.013 — GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL

LG § 87.013Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES · Art. B. REMOVAL BY PETITION AND TRIAL

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(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.

(b)Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state.

Legislative history

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.