Texas § LG.21.029 - TRIAL
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § LG.21.029 — TRIAL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ LG.21.029. TRIAL
TRIAL. (a) An officer shall have the right to trial by jury. (b) The trial for the removal of an officer and the proceedings connected with the trial shall be conducted as much as possible in accordance with the rules and practice of the court in other civil cases, in the name of the State of Texas, and on the relation of the person filing the petition. (c) In a removal case, the judge may not submit special issues to the jury. Under a proper charge applicable to the facts of the case, the judge shall instruct the jury to find from the evidence whether the grounds for removal alleged in the petition are true. If the petition alleges more than one ground for removal, the jury shall indicate in the verdict which grounds are sustained by the evidence and which are not sustained. (d) The district attorney shall represent the state in a proceeding for the removal of an officer. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section LG.21.029 ("TRIAL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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