{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-24.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 24.051","heading":"OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; DUTIES.","body":"(a) The governing body of the municipality may appoint a municipal attorney and other officers that the governing body considers necessary.\n(b) The governing body may define the duties of the officers.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 24. COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER C. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.24.htm#24.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"7435714ff2d2fcb14e68584ff9df5d09be2803db639f6ece5274e8ea3a4c2cc4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-24.026","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-24.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}