Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers
Chapter 87 - Removal of County Officers From Office; Filling of Vacancies

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 87.001. No Removal for Prior Action - Sec. 87.001. NO REMOVAL FOR PRIOR ACTION. An officer may...

Subchapter B. Removal by Petition and Trial

Section 87.011. Definitions - Sec. 87.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "District attorney" includes...

Section 87.012. Officers Subject to Removal - Sec. 87.012. OFFICERS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. The district judge may,...

Section 87.013. General Grounds for Removal - Sec. 87.013. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may...

Section 87.014. Grounds: Failure to Give Bond - Sec. 87.014. GROUNDS: FAILURE TO GIVE BOND. A county officer...

Section 87.015. Petition for Removal - Sec. 87.015. PETITION FOR REMOVAL. (a) A proceeding for the...

Section 87.016. Citation of Officer - Sec. 87.016. CITATION OF OFFICER. (a) After a petition for...

Section 87.017. Suspension Pending Trial; Temporary Appointee - Sec. 87.017. SUSPENSION PENDING TRIAL; TEMPORARY APPOINTEE. (a) After the...

Section 87.018. Trial - Sec. 87.018. TRIAL. (a) Officers may be removed only following...

Section 87.019. Appeal - Sec. 87.019. APPEAL. (a) Either party to a removal action...

Subchapter C. Removal by Criminal Conviction

Section 87.031. Immediate Removal - Sec. 87.031. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL. (a) The conviction of a county...

Section 87.032. Appeal; Suspension - Sec. 87.032. APPEAL; SUSPENSION. If the officer appeals the judgment,...

Subchapter D. Filling of Vacancies

Section 87.041. Vacancies Filled by Appointment of Commissioners Court - Sec. 87.041. VACANCIES FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a)...

Section 87.042. County Commissioner Vacancy - Sec. 87.042. COUNTY COMMISSIONER VACANCY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 87.043. Temporary Absence in Office of County Judge in Certain Counties - Sec. 87.043. TEMPORARY ABSENCE IN OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE IN...