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Texas Constitution art. 5 §23

In force on Feb 26, 2016 · 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.

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Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0111 (Feb 26, 2016): Whether a commissioners court may impose a vehicle policy that regulates the use, deployment, recording, and tracking of vehicles used by the sheriff
GA-0994 (Oct 02, 2012): Whether a sheriff must submit an office policy manual to the county commissioners court for approval
GA-0760 (Sep 09, 2009): Authority of a sheriff to accept a fee from a private organization that contracts with the sheriffs county to operate the county jail
GA-0661 (Mar 11, 2008): Whether a county is authorized to pay a performaIice-based bonus to elected officials
GA-0254 (Apr 12, 2004): Whether a civil service commission’s authority under section 15&035(l) of the Local Government Code to adopt and enforce rules relating to the “selection of employees,” impermissibly intrudes upon the sheriffs authority to select assistants, as discussed in Attorney General Opinion GA-0037
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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