Texas § 21.025 GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.

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§ 21.025 — GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.

Texas § 21.025

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 21.025 (2026).

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Sec. 21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.

(a)An officer may be removed from office 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.

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Sec. 21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may be removed from office 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.