Opinion No.

Honorable Bill M. Reimer Comal County Attorney Room 112, Courthouse New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Re: Authority to call special election for commissioner's court when regular elections were enjoined.

Dear Mr. Reimer:

Article XVI, section 65 of the Texas Constitution provides that county commissioners are to be elected for staggered terms of four years. Prior to the last general election in Comal County, however, a suit was brought against the county, with the result that a federal court enjoined the county from holding its scheduled election for commissioners in precincts one and three. The suit…