§ 26.041 Creation of Municipal Offices
§ 26.042 Date for Election of Officers
§ 26.043 Filling Vacancy in Elective Office in Municipality With Population of 384,000 or More
§ 26.044 Election From Single-Member and At-Large Districts; Limitation On Years of Service
§ 26.045 Filling Vacancy On Governing Body of Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More
§ 26.046 Size of Governing Body: Certain Municipalities
§ 26.047 Filling Vacancy in Office of Mayor

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 26 > Subchapter C - Municipal Officers

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005