Opinion No.

The Honorable Vince Ryan Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Authority of a county judge to order a municipal recall election (RQ-0945-GA)

Dear Mr. Ryan:

You seek our opinion on the authority of the Harris County Judge to order a recall election pursuant to Jacinto City's (the "City") municipal charter.1 You tell us that the City, a home-rule city within Harris County, received a petition for the recall of a member of the city council. See Brief at 1. You indicate the petition was certified as sufficient by the city secretary, as required by the City's…