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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a county officer from office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.013, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.013. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer |
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may be removed for: |
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(1) incompetency; |
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(2) official misconduct; or |
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(3) intoxication, as defined by Section 49.01(2) of |
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the Penal Code, on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic |
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beverage. |
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(b) Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears |
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at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an |
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alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed |
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physician practicing in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |