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Tex. Local Government Code § 161.060: REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- CHAPTER 161. COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
- SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
A member of the commission is a county officer described by Section 87.012(15) and may be removed as provided by Chapter 87 if, after a trial, the jury finds good cause for removal, including:
(1) failure to pay local, state, or federal taxes when due;
(2) violation of the ethics code adopted by the commission;
(3) conviction of a felony or misdemeanor;
(4) excessive absenteeism as determined by the commission; and
(5) official misconduct.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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