Causes For Removal

Sec. 665.052. CAUSES FOR REMOVAL. (a) An individual may be removed from office by address for: (1) wilful neglect of duty; (2) incompetency; (3) habitual drunkenness; (4) oppression in office; (5) breach of trust; or (6) any other reasonable cause that is not a sufficient ground for impeachment. (b) In this section, "incompetency" means: (1) gross ignorance of official duties; (2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; (3) inability or unfitness to discharge promptly and properly official duties because of a serious physical or mental defect that did not exist at the time of the officer's election; or (4) persistent or wilful violation of Article 17.15, Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2025.