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TX Loc Govt Code § 21.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter B. Judicial Removal of Member of Governing Body of General-Law Municipality|Section 21.031. Removal by Criminal Conviction

Sec. 21.031.  REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  (a)  The conviction of an officer for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office.(b)  The court rendering judgment in the case shall include in the judgment an order removing the officer.(c)  If the removed officer appeals the judgment, the appeal supersedes the order of removal unless the court that renders the judgment finds that it is in the public interest to suspend the removed officer pending the appeal.  If the court finds that the public interest requires suspension, the court shall suspend the removed officer as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter B. Judicial Removal of Member of Governing Body of General-Law Municipality|Section 21.032. Reelection Prohibited for Certain Period

Sec. 21.032.  REELECTION PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PERIOD.  An officer removed under this subchapter is not eligible for reelection to the same office before the second anniversary of the date of the removal.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|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 the governing body of a general-law municipality with a population of less than 5,000 located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and has a population of more than 800,000 may be removed from office through a recall election initiated by petition as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election|Section 21.102. Petition

Sec. 21.102.  PETITION.  (a)  Before circulating a petition, a notice of intent to circulate a petition must be filed with the municipal clerk. A notice of intent to circulate a petition may not be filed before the 180th day after the date the officer whose removal is sought:(1)  was elected; or(2)  was subject to an unsuccessful recall election.(b)  After notice is filed under Subsection (a), a petition may be circulated.  Each page of the petition must legibly and conspicuously:(1)  be titled "Recall Petition";(2)  state that the petition seeks to initiate a recall election to remove a member of the governing body;(3)  state the full name and title of the member whose removal is sought; and(4)  state the reasons for seeking removal.(c)  For a signature to be valid, it must:(1)  comply with the requirements of Section 277.002, Election Code; and(2)  be the signature of a registered voter in the territory that elected the member whose removal is sought.(d)  At least one signer of the petition must swear before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths that each signature on the petition was made by the person whose signature it purports to be, and that oath must be memorialized on the petition.(e)  A petition is valid if:(1)  the petition complies with the requirements of Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section and Chapter 277, Election Code;(2)  the total number of valid signatures on the petition equals at least 50 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent election of the member whose removal is sought that was not a runoff election; and(3)  the petition is filed with the municipal clerk not later than the 30th day after the date of the filing of notice under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election|Section 21.103. Review of Petition

Sec. 21.103.  REVIEW OF PETITION.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after the date a petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall review the petition and determine whether the petition is valid.(b)  If the municipal clerk determines the petition is valid, the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating that the petition is valid and submit the petition and certificate to the governing body of the municipality as soon as practicable. If the clerk determines that the petition is not valid:(1)  the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating the facts supporting the determination that the petition is not valid;(2)  the clerk shall notify the person who filed the petition of the clerk's determination;(3)  the petition may be amended or supplemented and resubmitted not later than the 10th day after the date of the certification under Subdivision (1); and(4)  the clerk shall return the petition to the person who filed it.(c)  The municipal clerk shall determine the validity of a petition resubmitted under Subsection (b)(3) in the same manner as the original submission except that if the clerk determines the petition is not valid the petition may not be further amended or supplemented and the recall election is not held.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election|Section 21.104. Election

Sec. 21.104.  ELECTION.  (a)  Unless the member who is the target of the petition resigns before the sixth day after the date a petition and certificate are delivered to the governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall order that a recall election be held on the first uniform election date that occurs 78 days after the date of the order.(b)  The ballot for a recall election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The removal of (name of the member of the governing body) from the governing body of (name of the municipality)".(c)  If less than a majority of the votes received at the recall election are in favor of removal of the member of the governing body named on the ballot, the member remains in office.  If a majority of the votes received are in favor of the removal of the member, the governing body shall immediately declare the member's office vacant and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law for filling a vacancy on the governing body. A member removed by recall may not be appointed to fill the vacancy and may not be a candidate in any election called to fill the vacancy.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 21.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 21 - General Provisions Affecting Governing Body of Municipality|Subchapter C. Removal of Member of Governing Body of Certain General-Law Municipalities Following Election|Section 21.105. Clerk

Sec. 21.105.  CLERK.  In this subchapter, a municipal clerk includes a municipal secretary or any other officer of the municipality who performs the duties of a municipal clerk or secretary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.001. Chapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 22.001.  CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  This chapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|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 A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  If a municipality changes to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 6, the officers serving in the municipality on the date of the change shall continue in office until their offices are superseded in conformity to the law applying to Type A general-law municipalities.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.003. Date of Municipal Election

Sec. 22.003.  DATE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION.  An election for officers of the municipality shall be held annually, except as otherwise provided by law, in each ward of the municipality on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.004. Plurality Vote Required for Election of Municipal Officer

Sec. 22.004.  PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICER.  To be elected to an office of the municipality, a person must receive more votes than any other person for the office.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.005. Oath for Elected or Appointed Officer

Sec. 22.005.  OATH FOR ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICER.  (a)  A person who is elected or appointed to a municipal office under this code must take and sign the official oath of office before beginning to perform the duties of the office.(b)  The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may require a municipal officer to take any additional oath that the governing body considers best calculated to secure the faithful performance of the officer's duties.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.006. Date on Which Officers Begin to Perform Duties

Sec. 22.006.  DATE ON WHICH OFFICERS BEGIN TO PERFORM DUTIES.  A newly elected municipal officer may exercise the duties of office beginning on the fifth day after the date of the election, excluding Sundays.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.007. Vacancy Created on Failure to Qualify

Sec. 22.007.  VACANCY CREATED ON FAILURE TO QUALIFY.  If a municipal officer-elect fails to qualify for office within 30 days after the date of the officer's election, the office is considered vacant.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.008. Disqualification From Office

Sec. 22.008.  DISQUALIFICATION FROM OFFICE. (a) An officer who is entrusted with the collection or custody of funds belonging to the municipality and who is in default to the municipality may not hold any municipal office until the amount of the default, plus 10 percent interest, is paid to the municipality.(b)  If a member of the governing body changes the member's  place of residence to a location outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality, the member is automatically disqualified from holding the member's office and the office is considered vacant.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 3727), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.009. Removal From Office for Misappropriation of Special Funds

Sec. 22.009.  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS.  A municipal officer who misappropriates money in a special fund created by the municipality under Section 101.004 is guilty of malfeasance in office.  On the complaint of a person who has an interest in the affected funds, the officer shall be removed from office and is ineligible to hold any office in that municipality after removal.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.010. Filling Vacancy on Governing Body or in Other Municipal Office

Sec. 22.010.  FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OR IN OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICE.  (a)  If for any reason a single vacancy exists on the governing body of the municipality, a majority of the remaining members who are present and voting, excluding the mayor, may fill the vacancy by appointment unless an election to fill the vacancy is required by Section 11, Article XI, Texas Constitution.  The mayor may vote on the appointment only if there is a tie.(a-1)  A person serving as a member of the governing body is not, because of that service, ineligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor of the municipality, but the person may not vote on the person's own appointment.(b)  The person appointed to fill the vacancy serves until the next regular municipal election.(c)  In lieu of appointing a person to fill a vacancy on the governing body, a special election may be ordered to elect a person to fill the vacancy.(d)  If two or more vacancies on the governing body exist at the same time, a special election shall be ordered to fill the vacancies.(d-1)  A member of the governing body is ineligible to vote to fill a vacancy on the governing body by special election after resigning from the governing body.(e)  If a vacancy exists in any other municipal office, the mayor or acting mayor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy, subject to confirmation by the governing body.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 513 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 3727), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.011. Filling Vacancy in Municipal Office Under Special Circumstances

Sec. 22.011.  FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.  If a vacancy occurs in a municipal office by a resignation or in another manner and if the vacancy cannot be filled as provided by other law, the commissioners court of the county in which the municipality is located shall order an election to fill the vacancy if the court is petitioned to do so by at least 26 taxpaying voters residing in the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 22.012. Resignation of Elected or Appointed Municipal Officer

Sec. 22.012.  RESIGNATION OF ELECTED OR APPOINTED MUNICIPAL OFFICER.  A municipal officer elected or appointed under this chapter may resign by submitting the resignation in writing to the governing body of the municipality.  The resignation is subject to the approval and acceptance of the governing body.  However, a person who is appointed by the mayor may submit the written resignation to the mayor for the mayor's action.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|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)  If the municipality is divided into wards, the governing body of the municipality consists of a mayor who is elected by the qualified voters of the municipality and of two aldermen from each ward who are elected by the qualified voters of the ward.(b)  If the municipality is not divided into wards, the governing body consists of a mayor and five aldermen who are elected by the qualified voters of the municipality, and the provisions of this subchapter relating to proceedings in a ward apply to the whole municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Governing Body|Section 22.032. Qualifications of Members of Governing Body

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.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Governing Body|Section 22.033. Governing Body to Judge Election and Qualification of Members

Sec. 22.033.  GOVERNING BODY TO JUDGE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.  The governing body of the municipality is the judge of the election and qualifications of its members.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Governing Body|Section 22.034. Initial Election and Term of Office

Sec. 22.034.  INITIAL ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE.  (a)  If the municipality is divided into wards, at the initial election for officers of the municipality, the mayor and the two aldermen from each ward shall be elected.  The aldermen for each ward are the candidates from that ward who receive the highest and second highest number of votes at the initial election.(b)  The two aldermen elected from each ward shall draw lots at the first regular meeting of the governing body of the municipality to determine which alderman serves for one year and which alderman serves for two years after the initial election.  At each following annual election, one alderman shall be elected from each ward for the regular term.(c)  If the municipality is not divided into wards, the governing body by ordinance may determine the number and the manner of deciding which aldermen elected at the initial election for officers serve for one year and which serve for two years.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Governing Body|Section 22.035. Regular Term of Office

Sec. 22.035.  REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE.  The mayor and aldermen of the municipality are elected for a term of two years unless a longer term is established under Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 22.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle B - Municipal Form of Government|Chapter 22 - Aldermanic Form of Government in Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Governing Body|Section 22.036. Installation of Governing Body

Sec. 22.036.  INSTALLATION OF GOVERNING BODY.  On the fifth day after the date of the election, excluding Sundays, or as soon as possible after that fifth day, the newly elected governing body of the municipality shall meet at the usual meeting place and shall be installed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|