Municipalities; Home Rule; Nepotism
GA-0595
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Nepotism statutes (Government Code chapter 573) do not apply to the hiring of a city commissioner's relative by the city manager if the city's charter delegates full and final appointing authority to the city manager|Home rule municipality, Government Code chapter 573 does not apply to the hiring of a city commissioner's relative by the city manager if the city's charter delegates full and final appointing authority to the city manager
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