Tex. Government Code § 321.005
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 321.005, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 321.005. APPOINTMENT OF STATE AUDITOR.
Official statutory text
(a) The committee shall appoint a State Auditor to investigate all custodians of state funds, disbursing agents, and department personnel.
(b) The committee shall execute a written declaration of the person appointed State Auditor and file the declaration with the secretary of state.
(c) The State Auditor serves at the will of the committee.
(d) The committee shall fill any vacancy in the office of State Auditor.
(e) A majority vote of the committee members is sufficient to exercise any action authorized by this section.
(b) The committee shall execute a written declaration of the person appointed State Auditor and file the declaration with the secretary of state.
(c) The State Auditor serves at the will of the committee.
(d) The committee shall fill any vacancy in the office of State Auditor.
(e) A majority vote of the committee members is sufficient to exercise any action authorized by this section.
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