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County Officers - Specific; Commissioner/County Judge; Dual Office Holding; Incompatibility of Offices; Municipal Officers and Employees

GA-0015

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Incompatible offices, offices of county commissioner and council member of a city located in the county are incompatible as a matter of law; officer would automatically vacate office by accepting and qualifying for the second office|Vacancy, authority of county judge to replace county commissioner who has resigned by accepting a second, incompatible office is not contingent upon a judicial declaration that a vacancy exists|County commissioner and council member of a city located in the county, offices incompatible as a matter of law, officer would automatically vacate office by accepting and qualifying for the second office|Vacancy in office of county commissioner, authority of county judge to replace county commissioner who has resigned by accepting a second, incompatible office is not contingent upon a judicial declaration that a vacancy exists

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