Tex. Local Government Code § 87.031
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 87.031, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 87.031. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.
Official statutory text
(a) The conviction of a county officer by a petit jury for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office of that officer.
(b) The court rendering judgment in such a case shall include an order removing the officer in the judgment.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), "a misdemeanor involving official misconduct" includes a misdemeanor under Section 39.07, Penal Code.
(b) The court rendering judgment in such a case shall include an order removing the officer in the judgment.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), "a misdemeanor involving official misconduct" includes a misdemeanor under Section 39.07, Penal Code.
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