Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 5, 1984Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Lloyd Criss Chairman Committee on Labor and Employment Relations Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether an individual may serve simultaneously as county auditor and city councilman of a city located in that county

Dear Representative Criss:

You inform us that an individual was elected to the city council of Galveston, Texas and subsequently was appointed to be county auditor of Galveston County. The materials included with your letter to this office indicate that he receives a salary from the county for his services as auditor but draws no salary…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Abernathy County Line Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  2. Smith v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Ramirez v. FloresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. State Ex Rel. Brennan v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Purcell v. CarrilloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

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