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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 22.001. Chapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 22.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...
Section 22.002. Continuation of Offices in Municipality Changing to Type a General-Law Municipality - Sec. 22.002. CONTINUATION OF OFFICES IN MUNICIPALITY CHANGING TO TYPE...
Section 22.003. Date of Municipal Election - Sec. 22.003. DATE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION. An election for officers...
Section 22.004. Plurality Vote Required for Election of Municipal Officer - Sec. 22.004. PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICER....
Section 22.005. Oath for Elected or Appointed Officer - Sec. 22.005. OATH FOR ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICER. (a) A...
Section 22.006. Date on Which Officers Begin to Perform Duties - Sec. 22.006. DATE ON WHICH OFFICERS BEGIN TO PERFORM DUTIES....
Section 22.007. Vacancy Created on Failure to Qualify - Sec. 22.007. VACANCY CREATED ON FAILURE TO QUALIFY. If a...
Section 22.008. Disqualification From Office - Sec. 22.008. DISQUALIFICATION FROM OFFICE. (a) An officer who is...
Section 22.009. Removal From Office for Misappropriation of Special Funds - Sec. 22.009. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS....
Section 22.010. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body or in Other Municipal Office - Sec. 22.010. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OR IN OTHER...
Section 22.011. Filling Vacancy in Municipal Office Under Special Circumstances - Sec. 22.011. FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES....
Section 22.012. Resignation of Elected or Appointed Municipal Officer - Sec. 22.012. RESIGNATION OF ELECTED OR APPOINTED MUNICIPAL OFFICER. A...
Subchapter B. Governing Body
Section 22.031. Composition of Governing Body; Ward System Optional - Sec. 22.031. COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODY; WARD SYSTEM OPTIONAL. (a)...
Section 22.032. Qualifications of Members of Governing Body - Sec. 22.032. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY. (a) To...
Section 22.033. Governing Body to Judge Election and Qualification of Members - Sec. 22.033. GOVERNING BODY TO JUDGE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF...
Section 22.034. Initial Election and Term of Office - Sec. 22.034. INITIAL ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. (a) If...
Section 22.035. Regular Term of Office - Sec. 22.035. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE. The mayor and aldermen...
Section 22.036. Installation of Governing Body - Sec. 22.036. INSTALLATION OF GOVERNING BODY. On the fifth day...
Section 22.037. Mayor as Presiding Officer; President Pro Tempore - Sec. 22.037. MAYOR AS PRESIDING OFFICER; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. (a)...
Section 22.038. Meetings - Sec. 22.038. MEETINGS. (a) The governing body of the municipality...
Section 22.039. Quorum - Sec. 22.039. QUORUM. A majority of the number of aldermen...
Section 22.040. Change of Wards - Sec. 22.040. CHANGE OF WARDS. (a) The governing body of...
Section 22.041. Vacancy on Governing Body Is Created - Sec. 22.041. VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY IS CREATED. (a) If...
Section 22.042. Powers and Duties of Mayor - Sec. 22.042. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR. (a) The mayor...
Section 22.043. Petitions and Remonstrances Presented to Governing Body - Sec. 22.043. PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES PRESENTED TO GOVERNING BODY. Petitions...
Subchapter C. Other Municipal Officers
Section 22.071. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 22.071. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) In addition to the...
Section 22.072. Powers and Duties of Municipal Officers; Bond - Sec. 22.072. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND. (a)...
Section 22.073. Powers and Duties of Secretary - Sec. 22.073. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY. (a) The secretary...
Section 22.074. Certification of Secretaries - Sec. 22.074. CERTIFICATION OF SECRETARIES. (a) In this section, "institution...
Section 22.075. Bond and Duties of Treasurer - Sec. 22.075. BOND AND DUTIES OF TREASURER. (a) The treasurer...
Section 22.076. Bond of Marshal; Abolition of Office - Sec. 22.076. BOND OF MARSHAL; ABOLITION OF OFFICE. (a) The...
Section 22.077. Removal of Municipal Officers - Sec. 22.077. REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) The governing body...