Tex. Local Government Code § 170.002
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 170.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 170.002. CODE OF ETHICS FOR CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS COURTS.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a county that has a population of less than 50,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
(b) The commissioners court of a county subject to this section may adopt by order a code of ethics that provides standards of conduct for members of the commissioners court.
(c) If a commissioners court of a county subject to this section adopts a code of ethics under this section, the code of ethics must require each member of the commissioners court to file a conflicts disclosure statement that is in addition to the statement required by Section 176.003.
(b) The commissioners court of a county subject to this section may adopt by order a code of ethics that provides standards of conduct for members of the commissioners court.
(c) If a commissioners court of a county subject to this section adopts a code of ethics under this section, the code of ethics must require each member of the commissioners court to file a conflicts disclosure statement that is in addition to the statement required by Section 176.003.
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