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Texas Statutes, Title LG

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Title LG, Local Government Code

236 chapters · 5,326 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title LG5,326 Ch 143, Chapter 143154 Ch 232, Chapter 232127 Ch 43, Chapter 43112 Ch 212, Chapter 212111 Ch 501, Chapter 501106 Ch 351, Chapter 351104 Ch 334, Chapter 334103 Ch 375, Chapter 375103 Ch 231, Chapter 231102 Ch 214, Chapter 21482 Ch 271, Chapter 27182 Ch 552, Chapter 55277 Ch 142, Chapter 14270 Ch 392, Chapter 39267

14 sections·Filtered byTitle LG✕Ch 23✕

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.001 Chapter Applicable To Type B General-Law Municipality
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Sec. 23.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. This chapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.002 Filling Vacancy In Municipal Office
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Sec. 23.002. FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE. (a) The aldermen on the governing body of the municipality shall fill any vacancy that occurs in an office created by this chapter or created under this chapter by the governing body unless an election to fill the vacancy is requi…
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.021 Initial Election of Governing Body and Marshal
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Sec. 23.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL. Immediately after the municipality has incorporated, the county judge of the county in which the municipality is located shall order an election for a mayor, five aldermen, and a marshal. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, …
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.022 Initial Mayor
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Sec. 23.022. INITIAL MAYOR. Immediately after election returns for the initial election for municipal officers have been made, the county judge shall commission the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the office of mayor. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, …

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.023 Regular Annual Election

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Sec. 23.023. REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION. (a) After the initial election, the election for the mayor, aldermen, and marshal shall be held annually, except as otherwise provided by law, on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, Election Code. (b) The mayor, or …

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.024 Qualifications of Governing Body and Marshal; Bond For Marshal

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Sec. 23.024. QUALIFICATIONS OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL; BOND FOR MARSHAL. (a) To be eligible for the office of mayor, alderman, or marshal of the municipality, a person must be a qualified voter in the municipality and must have resided within the municipal limits for at least…

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.025 Initial Term of Office

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Sec. 23.025. INITIAL TERM OF OFFICE. The mayor, aldermen, and marshal elected at the initial election under Section 23.021 hold office until their successors have been duly elected at the following annual municipal election and have qualified. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. …

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.026 Regular Term of Office

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Sec. 23.026. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The mayor, aldermen, and marshal of the municipality are elected for a term of one year unless a longer term is established under Subsection (b) or under Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution. (b) In lieu of one-year terms of o…

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.027 President; President Pro Tempore

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Sec. 23.027. PRESIDENT; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. (a) The mayor is the president of the governing body of the municipality. (b) At the first meeting of each new governing body or as soon as practicable, the governing body shall elect one alderman to serve as president pro tempore fo…

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.028 Quorum

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Sec. 23.028. QUORUM. (a) The mayor and three aldermen constitute a quorum. (b) If the mayor is absent, four aldermen constitute a quorum. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.029 Abolition of Office of Marshal

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Sec. 23.029. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF MARSHAL. The governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 by ordinance may abolish the office of marshal and, by the same ordinance, confer the duties of the office on a municipal police officer appointed as the governi…

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.051 Other Municipal Officers

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Sec. 23.051. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of the municipality may appoint officers, other than the mayor, aldermen, or marshal, as necessary to carry out the municipality's functions under this code. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.052 Duties of Municipal Officers; Bond

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Sec. 23.052. DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND. (a) The governing body of the municipality may prescribe the duties of the officers it appoints under this subchapter. (b) The governing body shall prescribe the bonds and security that an appointed municipal officer must execute. …

Tex. Local Government Code § 23.053 Removal of Municipal Officers

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Sec. 23.053. REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. The governing body of the municipality may dismiss at any time the officers that it appoints under this subchapter and may appoint others in their places. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.