Texas § 665.052 CAUSES FOR REMOVAL.

Texas Statutes

§ 665.052 — CAUSES FOR REMOVAL.

Texas § 665.052

Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 665.052 (CAUSES FOR REMOVAL.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 665.052 (2026).

Text

Sec. 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;

(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; or

(4)persistent or wilful violation of Article 17.15 , Code of Criminal Procedure.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 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;
(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; or
(4) persistent or wilful violation of Article 17.15 , Code of Criminal Procedure.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293 ), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2025.