(a) A commissioner may be removed from office for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by unanimous vote of the commissioners court of Aransas County after a hearing.
(b) Appeal from a judgment of removal may be taken to a district court in Aransas County. The court shall try the case de novo.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 5001.026

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.