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Tex. Const. art. XV, § 5

SUSPENSION PENDING IMPEACHMENT; PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT

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All officers against whom articles of impeachment may be preferred shall be suspended from the exercise of the duties of their office, during the pendency of such impeachment. The Governor may make a provisional appointment to fill the vacancy, occasioned by the suspension of an officer until the decision on the impeachment.

History

(Feb. 15, 1876.)

Provenance

Source: tcss.legis.texas.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: 2026-09-24
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