Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 87.013
General Grounds for Removal

(a)

An officer may be removed for:

(1)

incompetency;

(2)

official misconduct; or

(3)

intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage.

(b)

Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 87.013 — General Grounds for Removal, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­87.­htm#87.­013 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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