| APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE |
| Appointment of municipal waterworks system employee as municipal housing authority commissioner | KP-0223 |
| Appraisal district review board, ineligibility of certain former government officers and employees for appointment to | DM-0462 |
| Appraisal review board, individual who serves as legal counsel to appraisal district is not eligible for appointment to | JC-0192 |
| Civil service commission, tax appraisal review board member is ineligible for appointment; postmaster, interim city attorney, and interim municipal judge are eligible for appointment | LO97-070 |
| Constable who did not obtain peace officer's license during previous term of office may retain appointment | DM-0322 |
| Constable, commissioners court not required to fill vacancy in office of | JC-0140 |
| County attorney appointee must have resided in county for six months immediately preceding date of appointment | LO95-086 |
| County attorney who was appointed but later found to be ineligible because of residency requirement, in order to be valid reappointment must be made with same formality when candidate is eligible | JC-0191 |
| De facto officer doctrine, actions in office of county attorney who was ineligible to be county attorney because of residency requirement may be valid under | JC-0191 |
| Governing body with appointing power may not, under the common law, appoint its own member to a different position | LO94-020 |
| Gubernatorial appointment made during session and neither expressly confirmed or rejected by Senate is considered to be rejected | LO97-003 |
| Invalid appointment of county attorney may generally be challenged only under quo warranto doctrine | JC-0191 |
| Member of Board of Pharmacy not eligible for reappointment after serving two full terms | JM-1233 |
| Municipal civil service commissioner may not be reappointed to a second consecutive term | GA-0246 |
| Name of interim appointee who resigns prior to legislative session need not be submitted to legislature | DM-0203 |
| Notary public is appointed to serve by the secretary of state and is public officer for some purposes | GA-0723 |
| Quo warranto proceeding is sole method for determining officer's eligibility | LO97-070 |
| Recess appointee is ipso facto nominated to the Senate if the governor fails to nominate appointee or some other person during first ten days of legislative session (Affirmed by Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JM-1179 (1990)) | JM-1161 |
| Recess appointee whose appointment is not acted on by the Senate in legislative session following appointment loses appointment upon adjournment of session and does not hold over in office (Affirmed by Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JM-1179 (1990)) | JM-1161 |
| Recess appointees of governor, unconfirmed but holding office on May 1, 1990, were de jure officers as of that date | JM-1179 |
| Recess appointment, whether subject to advice and consent of senate | LO95-024 |
| Redistricting constable precincts, appointment of successor constable following | GA-0550 |
| Regent may not be appointed to position of college chancellor until successor regent has taken oath of office | LO97-047 |
| Regional Mobility Authority, appointment process for members of the board of the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority | GA-0885 |
| Rejected gubernatorial appointee may not be reappointed to same position upon resignation of interim appointee | LO97-003 |
| Representatives appointed by City Council of Garland to Board of Directors of North Texas Municipal Water District, city council lacks authority under its charter to remove | JM-1239 |
| Self-appointment aspect of the common-law doctrine of incompatibility voids the appointment of a sitting school board trustee by a vote of the school board to fill a vacancy on the board created by the resignation of another trustee | GA-0377 |
| Senate confirmation, whether member of nonprofit corporation appointed by the governor is a state officer subject to | JC-0345 |
| Sheriff, person appointed to fill unexpired term of sheriff is entitled to hold office until his successor has duly qualified | GA-0263 |
| Special auditor, district judge has no authority to appoint (Withdrawn by Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JM-1249A (1990)) | JM-1249 |
| Staggered, terms are properly staggered if starting and ending years overlap | LO97-070 |
| State employee's eligibility to serve on river authority board of directors | LO95-001 |
| State senator elected at November 2000 general election is not eligible to be appointed to position that requires Senate confirmation | GA-0006 |
| Term of office runs with office, not appointee | LO97-070 |
| Vacancies on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Governor may fill as provided by law | GA-0829 |
| Vacancy in office of justice of peace, commissioners court is required to fill (Overruled to extent inconsistent with Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0140 (1999)) | LO98-037 |
| Emergency Services Districts |
| Commissioners court may appoint member to governing board of emergency services district on date prior to January 1 of the year the term of office begins | GA-0941 |
