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Appointments to Office; Dual Office Holding; Incompatibility of Offices; Schools and School Districts; Trustees

GA-0377

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Self-appointment aspect of the common-law doctrine of incompatibility voids the appointment of a sitting school board trustee by a vote of the school board to fill a vacancy on the board created by the resignation of another trustee

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