Constables and Deputy Constables are classified as peace Officers are licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. Peace officers' duties primarily affect the public, that is, the prevention of crime and arrest of offenders. Article Five, Section Eighteen of the Texas Constitution provides for the election of constables.
Constables serve for a term of four years.
The constitutional provision states the requirements for establishing the appropriate number of precincts in each county from which constables are elected. Another subsection controls the effect of the boundary changes on constable precincts and the term of office that shall be served after such changes have taken place. From the constitutional base establishing the office of constable, we turn to examination of the statutory authority that defines the duties and powers of a constable. A constable expressly authorized by statute to perform an act or service, including the service of civil or criminal process, citation, notice, warrant, subpoena, or writ, may perform the act or service anywhere in the county in which the constable's precinct is located. Regardless of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, all civil process may be served by a constable in the constable's county contiguous to the constable's county, except that a constable who is a party to or interested in the outcome of a suit may not serve any process related to the suit.