Sec. 22.032. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY. (a) To be eligible for the office of mayor of the municipality, a person must be a registered voter and must have resided within the municipal limits for at least the 12 months preceding the election day. For purposes of this subsection, residency in an area while the area was not within the municipal limits is considered as residency within the limits if the area is a part of the municipality on election day.
(b) To be eligible for the office of alderman of the municipality, a person must be a registered voter and must reside on election day in the ward from which the person may be elected.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government
Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 22.031. Composition of Governing Body; Ward System Optional
Section 22.032. Qualifications of Members of Governing Body
Section 22.033. Governing Body to Judge Election and Qualification of Members
Section 22.034. Initial Election and Term of Office
Section 22.035. Regular Term of Office
Section 22.036. Installation of Governing Body
Section 22.037. Mayor as Presiding Officer; President Pro Tempore
Section 22.040. Change of Wards
Section 22.041. Vacancy on Governing Body Is Created
Section 22.042. Powers and Duties of Mayor
Section 22.043. Petitions and Remonstrances Presented to Governing Body