Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 23.029 · Subchapter B. GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL
ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF MARSHAL.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 by ordinance may abolish the office of marshal and, by the same ordinance, confer the duties of the office on a municipal police officer appointed as the governing body directs or on any other peace officer of the county. However, an elected marshal may not be removed from office under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.23.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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