Tex. Codes » Local Government Code · TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · CHAPTER 87. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES
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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.013 (2026)

General Grounds For Removal

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Sec. 87.013. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may be removed for:

(1) incompetency;

(2) official misconduct; or

(3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage.

(b) Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2018 · 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). · cites it 5× “V, § 24 ; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013. Because a removal petition seeks legal relief in the form of a statutory remedy, the pleading is a "legal action" under the TCPA.”
In Re Bazan, 251 S.W.3d 39 (Tex. 2008). “[19] TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013(a). [20] See TEX.”
Edward Lafontaine v. State (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 87.013 (Vernon 1999).”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.013(2) — 1 case
State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018). “V, § 24 ; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013. Because a removal petition seeks legal relief in the form of a statutory remedy, the pleading is a "legal action" under the TCPA.”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.013(a) — 2 cases
State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018). “V, § 24 ; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013. Because a removal petition seeks legal relief in the form of a statutory remedy, the pleading is a "legal action" under the TCPA.”
In Re Bazan, 251 S.W.3d 39 (Tex. 2008). “[19] TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013(a). [20] See TEX.”
— Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 87.013(a)(1) — 1 case
State v. Paul Reed Harper, 562 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2018). “V, § 24 ; TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 87.013. Because a removal petition seeks legal relief in the form of a statutory remedy, the pleading is a "legal action" under the TCPA.”
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