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§24. Impeachment
Section 24.(A) Persons Liable. A state or district official, whether elected or appointed, shall be liable to impeachment for commission or conviction, during his term of office of a felony or for malfeasance or gross misconduct while in such office.
(B) Procedure. Impeachment shall be by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate, with senators under oath or affirmation for the trial. The concurrence of two-thirds of the elected senators shall be necessary to convict. The Senate may try an impeachment whether or not the House is in session and may adjourn when it deems proper. Conviction upon impeachment shall result in immediate removal from office. Nothing herein shall prevent other action, prosecution, or punishment authorized by law.

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Posted by yimbeaux

Texas

Member since Nov 2014

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Posted on 3/22/19 at 11:52 am to Smalls

So what would you like the state senate to convict him of?

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Posted by SammyTiger

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Posted on 3/22/19 at 11:59 am to Smalls

I would Imagine impeachment of a state official would involve them beating elected.

President is appointment and probably could be fired by however is in charge of him without going through that process

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Posted by Smalls

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Posted on 3/22/19 at 12:01 pm to SammyTiger

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President is appointment and probably could be fired by however is in charge of him without going through that process

The section includes appointed, but I get what you're saying that impeachment would exist for positions where there wasn't a firing mechanism, like the BOS in this case.

Which brings up an interesting point. What is the firing mechanism for a BOS member? If there is none, might they qualify as impeachable?

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