Tex. Const. art. XI, § 11 · Article 11. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
TERM OF OFFICE EXCEEDING TWO YEARS IN HOME RULE AND GENERAL LAW CITIES; VACANCIES.
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
(a) A Home Rule City may provide by charter or charter amendment, and a city, town or village operating under the general laws may provide by majority vote of the qualified voters voting at an election called for that purpose, for a longer term of office than two (2) years for its officers, either elective or appointive, or both, but not to exceed four (4) years; provided, however, that tenure under Civil Service shall not be affected hereby; provided, however, that such officers, elective or appointive, are subject to Section 65(b), Article XVI, of this constitution, providing for automatic resignation in certain circumstances, in the same manner as a county or district officer to which that section applies.
(b) A municipality so providing a term exceeding two (2) years but not exceeding four (4) years for any of its non-civil service officers must elect all of the members of its governing body by majority vote of the qualified voters in such municipality.
(c) Any vacancy or vacancies occurring on such governing body shall not be filled by appointment but must be filled by majority vote of the qualified voters at a special election called for such purpose within one hundred and twenty (120) days after such vacancy or vacancies occur except that the municipality may provide by charter or charter amendment the procedure for filling a vacancy occurring on its governing body for an unexpired term of 12 months or less.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Added Nov. 4, 1958; amended Nov. 6, 2001; Subsec. (b) amended and (c) added Nov. 5, 2013.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISION for Sec. 11: See Appendix, Note 3.)
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Cited by 13 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Const. art. XI, § 11. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Election Code
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 29.005TERM OF OFFICE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Gov't Code § 29.010CLERK.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Gov't Code § 30.00128JUDGE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Gov't Code § 30.00140APPELLATE COURT JUDGE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
Local Government Code
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 22.010FILLING VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY OR IN OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICE.Printed as Section 11, Article XI, Texas Constitution
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 22.035REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 23.002FILLING VACANCY IN MUNICIPAL OFFICE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 23.026REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 24.023REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE; REGULAR ELECTION DATE.Printed as Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution
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