If an officer or officer-elect dies, a vacancy occurs on the date of death.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Election Code › Title 12 › Chapter 201 › Subchapter B
Texas Election Code § 201.022
Death
Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy · Time Vacancy Occurs
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.