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Tex. Local Government Code § 87.013

GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL

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Tex. Local Government Code § 87.013, GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688917
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(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.