Tex. Ins. Code Section 31.027
Grounds for Removal


(a)

It is a ground for removal from office if the commissioner:

(1)

does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 31.023 (Qualifications);

(2)

does not maintain during service as commissioner the qualifications required by Section 31.023 (Qualifications);

(3)

violates a prohibition established by Section 33.001 (Application of Law Relating to Ethical Conduct), 33.003 (Insurance Business Interest; Employee), 33.004 (Trade Associations), or 33.005 (Lobbying Activities); or

(4)

cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the commissioner’s duties for a substantial part of the commissioner’s term.

(b)

The validity of an action of the commissioner or the department is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of the commissioner exists.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 31.027 — Grounds for Removal, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­31.­htm#31.­027 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 31.027’s source at texas​.gov