To be elected to a city office, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Election Code › Title 16 › Chapter 275
Texas Election Code § 275.002
Majority Vote Required
Election for Officers of City with 200,000 Population
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.