{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-26.047","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 26.047","heading":"FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.","body":"Unless otherwise provided by the charter of the municipality or this chapter, a person serving as a member of the governing body of the municipality is not, because of that service, ineligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor of the municipality, but the person may not vote on the person's own appointment.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 513 (S.B. 653), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 26. FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER C. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.26.htm#26.047","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"8c1ffc67b6c3dc20a55962f919f2f8da360c7854358a8dab75281a61f9d4f994","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-26.046","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-41.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}