Tex. Gov't Code Section 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; or

(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.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 665.052 — Causes for Removal, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­665.­htm#665.­052 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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