Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 180.005 · Chapter 180. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AFFECTING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
APPOINTMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "local government" means a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
(b) An appointment to the governing body of a local government shall be made as required by the law applicable to that local government and may be made with the intent to ensure that the governing body is representative of the constituency served by the governing body.
(c) A local government that chooses to implement Subsection (b) shall adopt procedures for the implementation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.180.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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