Tex. Local Government Code § 84.006: QUALIFICATIONS.

(a) A county auditor must be:

(1) a competent accountant with at least two years' experience in auditing and accounting;

(2) thoroughly competent in public business details; and

(3) a person of unquestionably good moral character and intelligence.

(b) Before making an appointment the district judges shall carefully investigate and consider the person's qualifications.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 11(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.