Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT |
Subtitle B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS |
Chapter 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES |
Subchapter C. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION |
Sec. 87.031. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL
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(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 removal from office of that officer.
(b) The court rendering judgment in such a case shall include an order removing the officer in the judgment.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.