{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-87.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 87.041","heading":"VACANCIES FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may fill a vacancy in the office of:\n(1) county judge;\n(2) county clerk;\n(3) district and county clerk;\n(4) sheriff;\n(5) county attorney;\n(6) county treasurer;\n(7) county surveyor;\n(8) county tax assessor-collector;\n(9) justice of the peace; or\n(10) constable.\n(b) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy by a majority vote of the members of the court who are present and voting.\n(c) The person appointed by the commissioners court to fill the vacancy shall hold office until the next general election.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 328), Sec. 5, eff. May 19, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES","SUBCHAPTER D. FILLING OF VACANCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.87.htm#87.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ae9f6ead261b4a8cb65ac55b04699934c5b245d4bd16b7b4df82901e52a24642","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-87.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-87.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}