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Texas Constitution art. 5 §23

In force on Jul 15, 1987 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

SHERIFFS

There shall be elected by the qualified voters of each county a Sheriff, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, whose duties, qualifications, perquisites, and fees of office, shall be prescribed by the Legislature, and vacancies in whose office shall be filled by the Commissioners Court until the next general election. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 2, 1954, and Nov. 2, 1993.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 17, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Feb 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Jul 2018–Jan 2020

Attorney General opinions that cite it

JM-0755 (Jul 15, 1987): Authority of a county to provide legal counsel for a sheriff in certain legal pro- ceedings

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