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Texas Constitution art. 5 §24

In force on Jun 23, 2020 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS

County judges, county attorneys, clerks of the district and county courts, justices of the peace, constables, and other county officers, may be removed by the judges of the district courts for incompetency, official misconduct, habitual drunkenness, or other causes defined by law, upon the cause therefor being set forth in writing and the finding of its truth by a jury. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

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

KP-0345 (Jun 23, 2020): Authority to remove a county auditor and procedure to do so
GA-0651 (Feb 04, 2008): Whether a justice of the peace who is an attorney may be appointed to represent criminal defendants in appellate proceedings

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