{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2003.0221","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2003.0221","heading":"REMOVAL OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.","body":"It is a ground for removal from the position of chief administrative law judge that an appointee:\n(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 2003.022(b);\n(2) does not maintain during service as chief administrative law judge a license to practice law in this state;\n(3) is ineligible to hold the position under Section 2003.0225;\n(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the appointee's duties for a substantial part of the appointee's term; or\n(5) engages in the practice of law in violation of Section 2003.022(c).\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE","CHAPTER 2003. STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS","SUBCHAPTER B. STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2003.htm#2003.0221","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bfb094cf9e84b6fbf71f9b046febe592f5d8e6b215b8b0677246609f8f89f412","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2003.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2003.0225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}