Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 170.002 · Chapter 170. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AFFECTING COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CODE OF ETHICS FOR CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS COURTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to a county that has a population of less than 50,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
(b) The commissioners court of a county subject to this section may adopt by order a code of ethics that provides standards of conduct for members of the commissioners court.
(c) If a commissioners court of a county subject to this section adopts a code of ethics under this section, the code of ethics must require each member of the commissioners court to file a conflicts disclosure statement that is in addition to the statement required by Section 176.003.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 1495), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 138, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.170.htm
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