{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 22.041","heading":"VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY IS CREATED.","body":"(a) If an alderman moves from the ward from which the alderman is elected, the alderman's office is considered vacant.\n(b) If a member of the governing body is absent for three regular consecutive meetings, the member's office is considered vacant unless the member is sick or has first obtained a leave of absence at a regular meeting.\n(c) In addition to an absence described by Subsection (b), a member of a governing body is also considered absent for the purposes of that subsection if the member is not present at the adjournment of a meeting at which a quorum is established, unless the member is first allowed to withdraw by the unanimous vote of the members present. This subsection applies only to a municipality that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2259), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 120, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 22. ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER B. GOVERNING BODY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.22.htm#22.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f682a8aa9924d88716b717d453c7324e1b40ac3e9fdb4ca61155aadaff145895","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.040","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}