By: Meza H.B. No. 3264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal of a county officer from office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 87.013, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 87.013. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer
may be removed for:
(1) incompetency;
(2) official misconduct; or
(3) intoxication, as defined by Section 49.01(2) of
the Penal Code, 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.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.