Tex. Election Code Section 201.023
Resignation


If an officer submits a resignation, whether to be effective immediately or at a future date, a vacancy occurs on the date the resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority or on the eighth day after the date of its receipt by the authority, whichever is earlier.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1187, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 201.023 — Resignation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­201.­htm#201.­023 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 201.023’s source at texas​.gov