reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TX Govt Code § 665.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter A. Impeachment by House|Section 665.004. Convening House for Impeachment Purposes When House Is Not in Session

Sec. 665.004.  CONVENING HOUSE FOR IMPEACHMENT PURPOSES WHEN HOUSE IS NOT IN SESSION.  (a)  When the house is not in session it may be convened to conduct an impeachment proceeding:(1)  by proclamation of the governor;(2)  by proclamation of the speaker of the house if the speaker is petitioned in writing by 50 or more members of the house;  or(3)  by proclamation in writing signed by a majority of the members of the house.(b)  Each member of the house who is in the state and accessible must be given a copy of the proclamation in person or by registered mail:(1)  by the speaker of the house or under the direction of the speaker;  or(2)  by the members signing the proclamation or one or more individuals who signed the proclamation designated by the members that signed the proclamation if the proclamation was issued under Subsection (a)(3).(c)  The proclamation must:(1)  state in general terms the reason for convening the house;(2)  state a time for the house to convene;  and(3)  be published in at least three daily newspapers of general circulation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter A. Impeachment by House|Section 665.005. Powers of House During Impeachment Proceeding

Sec. 665.005.  POWERS OF HOUSE DURING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING.  When conducting an impeachment proceeding, the house or a house committee may:(1)  send for persons or papers;(2)  compel the giving of testimony;  and(3)  punish for contempt to the same extent as a district court of this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter A. Impeachment by House|Section 665.006. Per Diem and Mileage During Impeachment Proceeding

Sec. 665.006.  PER DIEM AND MILEAGE DURING IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING.  (a)  A member of the house is entitled to a per diem when the house is in session for an impeachment proceeding but not for legislative purposes.(b)  A member of a house committee is entitled to a per diem when the committee is meeting for an impeachment proceeding and the house is not in session.(c)  A member of the house is entitled to mileage when the house is convened by proclamation under Section 665.004.(d)  The amount of a per diem and the mileage authorized by this section is the same as the amounts for those items fixed for members of the legislature when in legislative session.(e)  The house may pay agents to assist in conducting an impeachment proceeding.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter A. Impeachment by House|Section 665.007. Cumulative Remedy

Sec. 665.007.  CUMULATIVE REMEDY.  The remedy of impeachment as provided in this chapter is cumulative of all other remedies regarding the impeachment or removal of public officers.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.021. Senate Meets as Court of Impeachment

Sec. 665.021.  SENATE MEETS AS COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.  If the house prefers articles of impeachment against an individual, the senate shall meet as a court of impeachment in a trial of the individual in the manner provided by Article XV of the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.022. Procedure When Senate Is in Session

Sec. 665.022.  PROCEDURE WHEN SENATE IS IN SESSION.  (a)  If the senate is in a regular or called session when articles of impeachment are preferred by the house, the senate shall receive the articles when they are presented.  The senate shall set a day and time to resolve into a court of impeachment to consider the articles.(b)  The senate may continue in session as a court of impeachment beyond the end of the session for legislative purposes or may adjourn as a court of impeachment to a day and time set by the senate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.023. Procedure When Senate Is Not in Session

Sec. 665.023.  PROCEDURE WHEN SENATE IS NOT IN SESSION.  (a)  If the senate is not in a regular or called session when articles of impeachment are preferred by the house, the house shall deliver by personal messenger or certified or registered mail a certified copy of the articles of impeachment to the governor, lieutenant governor, and each member of the senate.  A record of the deliveries and a copy of the record shall be delivered to the lieutenant governor and the president pro tempore of the senate.(b)  After the deliveries are made as required by Subsection (a), the senate shall be convened to consider the articles of impeachment:(1)  by proclamation of the governor;  or(2)  if the governor fails to issue the proclamation within 10 days from the date the articles of impeachment are preferred by the house, by proclamation of the lieutenant governor;  or(3)  if the lieutenant governor fails to issue the proclamation within 15 days from the date the articles of impeachment are preferred by the house, by proclamation of the president pro tempore of the senate;  or(4)  if the president pro tempore of the senate fails to issue the proclamation within 20 days from the date the articles of impeachment are preferred by the house, by proclamation signed by a majority of the members of the senate.(c)  A proclamation issued under Subsection (b) must:(1)  be in writing;(2)  state the purposes for which the senate is to be convened;(3)  fix a date not later than the 20th day after the date of the issuance of the proclamation for convening the senate;  and(4)  be published in at least three daily newspapers of general circulation.(d)  A copy of the proclamation shall be sent by registered or certified mail to each member of the senate and the lieutenant governor.(e)  The senate shall convene on the day set in the proclamation and receive the articles of impeachment.  The senate shall then act as a court of impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.024. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 665.024.  ADOPTION OF RULES.  The senate shall adopt rules of procedure when it resolves into a court of impeachment.  After the senate has adopted the rules it shall consider the articles of impeachment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.025. Convening and Adjourning Senate

Sec. 665.025.  CONVENING AND ADJOURNING SENATE.  The senate may recess or adjourn during the impeachment trial to a time to be set by the senate.  The senate may condition reconvening on the occurrence of an event specified in the motion.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.026. Attendance of Senators

Sec. 665.026.  ATTENDANCE OF SENATORS.  Each member of the senate shall be in attendance when the senate is meeting as a court of impeachment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.027. Powers of Senate Meeting as a Court of Impeachment

Sec. 665.027.  POWERS OF SENATE MEETING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.  (a)  The senate may:(1)  send for persons, papers, books, and other documents;(2)  compel the giving of testimony;(3)  punish for contempt to the same extent as a district court;(4)  meet in closed session for purposes of deliberation;  and(5)  exercise any other power necessary to carry out its duties under Article XV of the Texas Constitution.(b)  The senate may employ assistance to enforce and execute the lawful orders, mandates, writs, process, and precepts of the senate meeting as a court of impeachment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter B. Removal After Impeachment|Section 665.028. Per Diem While Senate Is Meeting as a Court of Impeachment

Sec. 665.028.  PER DIEM WHILE SENATE IS MEETING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.  (a)  When meeting as a court of impeachment the members of the senate and the lieutenant governor receive the same mileage and per diem as is provided for members of the legislature when it is in legislative session.(b)  If the senate is not in session as a court of impeachment for more than four consecutive days because of recess or adjournment, the members of the senate and the lieutenant governor are not entitled to the per diem for those days.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter C. Removal by Address|Section 665.051. Individuals Subject to Removal

Sec. 665.051.  INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.  Only the following individuals are subject to removal from office by address under this subchapter:(1)  a justice of the supreme court;(2)  a judge of the court of criminal appeals;(3)  a justice of a court of appeals;(4)  a judge of a district court;(5)  a judge of a criminal district court;(6)  the commissioner of agriculture;(7)  the commissioner of insurance;  and(8)  the banking commissioner.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter C. Removal by Address|Section 665.052. Causes for Removal

Sec. 665.052.  CAUSES FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  An individual may be removed from office by address for:(1)  wilful neglect of duty;(2)  incompetency;(3)  habitual drunkenness;(4)  oppression in office;(5)  breach of trust;  or(6)  any other reasonable cause that is not a sufficient ground for impeachment.(b)  In this section, "incompetency" means:(1)  gross ignorance of official duties;(2)  gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties;  or(3)  inability or unfitness to discharge promptly and properly official duties because of a serious physical or mental defect that did not exist at the time of the officer's election.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter C. Removal by Address|Section 665.053. Notice and Hearing

Sec. 665.053.  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  Notice of the reason for removal by address must be given to the officer who is to be removed.(b)  The officer must be allowed to appear at a hearing in the officer's defense before the vote for removal by address is taken.(c)  The cause for removal shall be stated at length in the address and entered in the journal of each house.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter C. Removal by Address|Section 665.054. Removal Vote

Sec. 665.054.  REMOVAL VOTE.  (a)  The governor shall remove from office a person on the address of two-thirds of each house of the legislature.(b)  The vote of each member shall be recorded in the journal of each house.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 665.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 665 - Impeachment and Removal|Subchapter D. Other Removal Provisions|Section 665.081. No Removal for Acts Committed Before Election to Office

Sec. 665.081.  NO REMOVAL FOR ACTS COMMITTED BEFORE ELECTION TO OFFICE.  (a)  An officer in this state may not be removed from office for an act the officer may have committed before the officer's election to office.(b)  The prohibition against the removal from office for an act the officer commits before the officer's election is covered by:(1)  Section 21.002, Local Government Code, for a mayor or alderman of a general law municipality;  or(2)  Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for a county or precinct officer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 801.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 801.001. Definitions

Sec. 801.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the State Pension Review Board.(1-a)  "Governing body of a public retirement system" has the meaning assigned by Section 802.001.(2)  "Public retirement system" means a continuing, organized program of service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of the state or a political subdivision, or of an agency or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision, and includes the optional retirement program governed by Chapter 830, but does not include:(A)  a program, other than the optional retirement program, for which benefits are administered by a life insurance company;(B)  a program providing only workers' compensation benefits;(C)  a program administered by the federal government;(D)  an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity within the meaning of Section 408, or a retirement bond within the meaning of Section 409, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 409);(E)  a plan described by Section 401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401);(F)  an individual account plan consisting of an annuity contract described by Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 403);  or(G)  an eligible state deferred compensation plan described by Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457).(3)  "System administrator" means a person designated by the governing body of a public retirement system to supervise the day-to-day affairs of the public retirement system.(4)  "Trustee" means a member of the governing body of a public retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 11.001 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 140 (H.B. 13), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 801.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 801.101. Pension Review Board

Sec. 801.101.  PENSION REVIEW BOARD.  The State Pension Review Board is an agency of the state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 11.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 801.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 801.102. Composition of Board

Sec. 801.102.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  (a)  The board is composed of seven members.(b)  Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 11.102 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 18, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 801.1021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 801.1021. Conflict Provisions

Sec. 801.1021.  CONFLICT PROVISIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the board;(2)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the board; or(3)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.(c)  A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.(d)  A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pensions; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pensions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 801.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 801.103. Members Appointed by Governor

Sec. 801.103.  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, seven members to the board.(b)  The governor shall appoint to the board:(1)  three persons who have experience in the fields of securities investment, pension administration, or pension law but who are not members or retirees of a public retirement system;(2)  one person who is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, or an enrolled actuary under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.);(3)  one person who has experience in the field of governmental finance;(4)  one person who is a contributing member of a public retirement system;  and(5)  one person who is receiving retirement benefits from a public retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 164, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 11.103 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989 and by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 4.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 801.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 801 - State Pension Review Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 801.106. Terms of Office

Sec. 801.106.  TERMS OF OFFICE.  Members of the board hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of two or three members, as appropriate, expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 11.106 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|