Remoción de funcionarios del condado en Texas

(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 2, 1954, and Nov. 2, 1993.) Sec. 24. REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFICERS. County judges, county attorneys, clerks of the district and county courts, justices of the peace, constables, and other county officers, may be removed by the Statute text rendered on: 6/2/2024 - 152 - THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION judges of the district courts for incompetency, official misconduct, habitual drunkenness, or other causes defined by law, upon the cause therefor being set forth in writing and the finding of its truth by a jury. (Feb. 15, 1876.) Sec. 25. (Repealed Nov. 5, 1985.) Sec. 26. APPEAL BY STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES. The State is entitled to appeal in criminal cases, as authorized by general law. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 3, 1987.) Sec. 27. (Repealed Nov. 6, 2001.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISION for Sec. 27: See Appendix, Note 3.) Sec. 28. VACANCY IN JUDICIAL OFFICE. (a) A vacancy in the office of Chief Justice, Justice, or Judge of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals, or the District Courts shall be filled by the Governor until the next succeeding General Election for state officers, and at that election the voters shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. (b) A vacancy in the office of County Judge or Justice of the Peace shall be filled by the Commissioners Court until the next succeeding General Election. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Aug. 11, 1891, Nov. 4, 1958, and Nov. 6, 2001.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISION for Sec. 28: See A