Texas Local Government Code

§ 87.043 — TEMPORARY ABSENCE IN OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

LG § 87.043Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES · Art. D. FILLING OF VACANCIES

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(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 judge is located outside the county for 30 consecutive full days as a direct result of:

(A)being a reservist or a member of the national guard who was ordered to duty under the authority of federal law;

(B)enlisting in the armed forces or the national guard as a volunteer; or

(C)being inducted into the armed forces under federal draft laws; and

(2)the commissioners court determines in writing that the absence prevents the county judge from satisfactorily discharging the duties of the office.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1991.