Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Juan J. Hinojosa Chair, Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Assuming that the term of office has expired, whether an incumbent elected official of a home-rule municipality who received a plurality of votes in the most recent election holds over in office under article XVI, section 17 of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0236-JC)

Dear Representative Hinojosa:

If a home-rule municipality sets terms of office at more than two but less than four years, article…