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Texas Constitution Art. XV, § 5

Suspension Pending Impeachment; Provisional Appointment

Impeachment

† The language of this provision is identical to the language of the official legislative measure that originally proposed the provision. A digital image of the original text of the official enrolled measure can be found here.

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.

Official text of the Texas Constitution as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

Official source
Legislative history

(Feb. 15, 1876.)