Sec. 87.012. OFFICERS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. The district judge may, under this subchapter, remove from office:
(1) a district attorney;
(2) a county attorney;
(3) a county judge;
(4) a county commissioner;
(5) a county clerk;
(6) a district clerk;
(7) a district and county clerk;
(8) a county treasurer;
(9) a sheriff;
(10) a county surveyor;
(11) a county tax assessor-collector;
(12) a constable;
(13) a justice of the peace;
(14) a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district; and
(15) a county officer, not otherwise named by this section, whose office is created under the constitution or other law of this state.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 328), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 122), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
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 B. Removal by Petition and Trial
Section 87.012. Officers Subject to Removal
Section 87.013. General Grounds for Removal
Section 87.014. Grounds: Failure to Give Bond
Section 87.015. Petition for Removal
Section 87.016. Citation of Officer
Section 87.017. Suspension Pending Trial; Temporary Appointee