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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.012 (2026)

Officers Subject To Removal

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Sec. 87.012. OFFICERS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. The district judge may, under this subchapter, remove from office:

(1) a district attorney;

(2) a county attorney;

(3) a county judge;

(4) a county commissioner;

(5) a county clerk;

(6) a district clerk;

(7) a district and county clerk;

(8) a county treasurer;

(9) a sheriff;

(10) a county surveyor;

(11) a county tax assessor-collector;

(12) a constable;

(13) a justice of the peace;

(14) a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district; and

(15) a county officer, not otherwise named by this section, whose office is created under the constitution or other law of this state.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 328), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 122), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2018 · leading case: State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018).

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State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018). “" See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.012(15). Without deciding the issue, we accept the parties' construction for purposes of this case.”

in Re: Juan Angel Guerra, Dist. & Cnty. Attorney for Willacy Cnty., State of Texas (Tex. App. 2007). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 87.012 -.013 (Vernon 1999).”

— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.012(15) — 1 case

State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018). “" See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.012(15). Without deciding the issue, we accept the parties' construction for purposes of this case.”

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