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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 26.041 (2026)
Creation Of Municipal Offices
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Sec. 26.041. CREATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES. The municipality may:
(1) create offices;
(2) determine the method for selecting officers; and
(3) prescribe the qualifications, duties, and tenure of office for officers.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1999–2002 · leading case: Austin Police Ass'n v. City of Austin, 71 S.W.3d 885 (Tex. App. 2002).
Austin Police Ass'n v. City of Austin, 71 S.W.3d 885 (Tex. App. 2002). “We note that the City is authorized to implement both additional candidate eligibility requirements, see Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 26.041 (3) (West 1999), and ballot access requirements.”
Lipscomb v. Randall, 985 S.W.2d 601 (Tex. App. 1999). “" TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 26.041 (Vernon 1988); City of San Benito v.”
Austin Police Ass'n, Combined Law Enf't Associations of Texas & Catherine M. Haggerty v. City of Austin & Brian Rodgers & Linda Curtis (Tex. App. 2002). “We note that the City is authorized to implement both additional candidate eligibility requirements, see Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 26.041 (3) (West 1999), and ballot access requirements.”
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