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Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 21.001. Election of Aldermen by Place System in General-Law Municipality - Sec. 21.001. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN BY PLACE SYSTEM IN GENERAL-LAW...
Section 21.002. References to Municipal Governing Body and to Members of Municipal Governing Body - Sec. 21.002. REFERENCES TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY AND TO MEMBERS...
Section 21.003. Members of Municipal Governing Bodies May Volunteer - Sec. 21.003. MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODIES MAY VOLUNTEER. A...
Section 21.005. Choice of Uniform Election Date for Newly Incorporated Municipality - Sec. 21.005. CHOICE OF UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR NEWLY INCORPORATED...
Subchapter B. Judicial Removal of Member of Governing Body of General-Law Municipality
Section 21.021. Applicability - Sec. 21.021. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a general-law...
Section 21.022. Definitions - Sec. 21.022. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "District attorney" includes...
Section 21.023. Removal From Office - Sec. 21.023. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. The district judge may remove...
Section 21.024. No Removal Before Action - Sec. 21.024. NO REMOVAL BEFORE ACTION. An officer may not...
Section 21.025. General Grounds for Removal - Sec. 21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may...
Section 21.026. Petition for Removal - Sec. 21.026. PETITION FOR REMOVAL. (a) A proceeding for the...
Section 21.027. Citation of Officer - Sec. 21.027. CITATION OF OFFICER. (a) After a petition for...
Section 21.028. Bond - Sec. 21.028. BOND. (a) The judge shall require the person...
Section 21.029. Trial - Sec. 21.029. TRIAL. (a) An officer shall have the right...
Section 21.030. Appeal - Sec. 21.030. APPEAL. (a) Either party to a removal action...
Section 21.031. Removal by Criminal Conviction - Sec. 21.031. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The conviction of...
Section 21.032. Reelection Prohibited for Certain Period - Sec. 21.032. REELECTION PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PERIOD. An officer removed...
Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election
Section 21.101. Removal by Recall Election Authorized - Sec. 21.101. REMOVAL BY RECALL ELECTION AUTHORIZED. A member of...
Section 21.102. Petition - Sec. 21.102. PETITION. (a) Before circulating a petition, a notice...
Section 21.103. Review of Petition - Sec. 21.103. REVIEW OF PETITION. (a) Not later than the...
Section 21.104. Election - Sec. 21.104. ELECTION. (a) Unless the member who is the...
Section 21.105. Clerk - Sec. 21.105. CLERK. In this subchapter, a municipal clerk includes...
Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality
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...
Chapter 23 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type B General-Law Municipality
Section 23.001. Chapter Applicable to Type B General-Law Municipality - Sec. 23.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...
Section 23.002. Filling Vacancy in Municipal Office - Sec. 23.002. FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE. (a) The aldermen...
Subchapter B. Governing Body and Marshal
Section 23.021. Initial Election of Governing Body and Marshal - Sec. 23.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL. Immediately...
Section 23.022. Initial Mayor - Sec. 23.022. INITIAL MAYOR. Immediately after election returns for the...
Section 23.023. Regular Annual Election - Sec. 23.023. REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION. (a) After the initial election,...
Section 23.024. Qualifications of Governing Body and Marshal; Bond for Marshal - Sec. 23.024. QUALIFICATIONS OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL; BOND FOR...
Section 23.025. Initial Term of Office - Sec. 23.025. INITIAL TERM OF OFFICE. The mayor, aldermen, and...
Section 23.026. Regular Term of Office - Sec. 23.026. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The mayor, aldermen,...
Section 23.027. President; President Pro Tempore - Sec. 23.027. PRESIDENT; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. (a) The mayor is...
Section 23.028. Quorum - Sec. 23.028. QUORUM. (a) The mayor and three aldermen constitute...
Section 23.029. Abolition of Office of Marshal - Sec. 23.029. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF MARSHAL. The governing body...
Section 23.051. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 23.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of the...
Section 23.052. Duties of Municipal Officers; Bond - Sec. 23.052. DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND. (a) The governing...
Section 23.053. Removal of Municipal Officers - Sec. 23.053. REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of...
Chapter 24 - Commission Form of Government in General-Law Municipality
Section 24.001. Chapter Applicable to Type C General-Law Municipality - Sec. 24.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This...
Section 24.021. Initial Election of Governing Body of Community Incorporating as Type C General-Law Municipality; Initial Term - Sec. 24.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY OF COMMUNITY INCORPORATING...
Section 24.022. Initial Election of Governing Body of Municipality Changing to Type C General-Law Municipality; Initial Term - Sec. 24.022. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY CHANGING...
Section 24.023. Regular Term of Office; Regular Election Date - Sec. 24.023. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE; REGULAR ELECTION DATE. (a)...
Section 24.024. Bond of Mayor and Commissioners - Sec. 24.024. BOND OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. (a) The mayor...
Section 24.025. Meetings - Sec. 24.025. MEETINGS. (a) The governing body of the municipality...
Section 24.026. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body - Sec. 24.026. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY. (a) If the...
Section 24.051. Other Municipal Officers; Duties - Sec. 24.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; DUTIES. (a) The governing body...
Section 24.052. Clerk and Tax Assessor-Collector; Bond; Powers and Duties - Sec. 24.052. CLERK AND TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; BOND; POWERS AND DUTIES....
Section 24.053. Abolition of Municipal Office; Discharge of Officer or Employee - Sec. 24.053. ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICE; DISCHARGE OF OFFICER OR...
Subchapter D. Change From Commission Form of Government to Another Form
Section 24.071. Change From Commission Form of Government to Another Form - Sec. 24.071. CHANGE FROM COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO ANOTHER...
Chapter 25 - City Manager Form of Government in General-Law Municipality
Section 25.001. Chapter Applicable to General-Law Municipality With Population of Less Than 5,000 - Sec. 25.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF...
Subchapter B. City Manager
Section 25.021. Adoption of City Manager Form of Government - Sec. 25.021. ADOPTION OF CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The...
Section 25.022. Petition - Sec. 25.022. PETITION. (a) The residents of the municipality may...
Section 25.023. Proclamation Ordering Election - Sec. 25.023. PROCLAMATION ORDERING ELECTION. (a) Within 10 days after...
Section 25.024. Notice of Election - Sec. 25.024. NOTICE OF ELECTION. A copy of the proclamation...
Section 25.025. Election; Adoption - Sec. 25.025. ELECTION; ADOPTION. (a) After a petition is filed,...
Section 25.026. Appointment of City Manager - Sec. 25.026. APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAGER. If the city manager...
Section 25.027. Qualifications of City Manager - Sec. 25.027. QUALIFICATIONS OF CITY MANAGER. (a) The governing body...
Section 25.028. Term of Office - Sec. 25.028. TERM OF OFFICE. The city manager is appointed...
Section 25.029. Powers and Duties of City Manager; Bond - Sec. 25.029. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER; BOND. (a)...
Section 25.051. Other Municipal Officers - Sec. 25.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (a) After a municipality adopts...
Subchapter D. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government
Section 25.071. Abandoning City Manager Form of Government - Sec. 25.071. ABANDONING CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. (a) A...
Section 25.072. Duties of Governing Body if City Manager Form Is Abandoned - Sec. 25.072. DUTIES OF GOVERNING BODY IF CITY MANAGER FORM...
Chapter 26 - Form of Government in Home-Rule Municipality
Section 26.001. Chapter Applicable to Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 26.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. This chapter applies...
Subchapter B. Form of Government
Section 26.021. Form of Government - Sec. 26.021. FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The municipality may adopt and...
Subchapter C. Municipal Officers
Section 26.041. Creation of Municipal Offices - Sec. 26.041. CREATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES. The municipality may: (1)...
Section 26.042. Date for Election of Officers - Sec. 26.042. DATE FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The governing body...
Section 26.043. Filling Vacancy in Elective Office in Municipality With Population of 384,000 or More - Sec. 26.043. FILLING VACANCY IN ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MUNICIPALITY WITH...
Section 26.044. Election From Single-Member and At-Large Districts; Limitation on Years of Service - Sec. 26.044. ELECTION FROM SINGLE-MEMBER AND AT-LARGE DISTRICTS; LIMITATION ON...
Section 26.045. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body of Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 26.045. FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY WITH...
Section 26.046. Size of Governing Body: Certain Municipalities - Sec. 26.046. SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This...
Section 26.047. Filling Vacancy in Office of Mayor - Sec. 26.047. FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR. Unless otherwise...