(a) A commissioner may be removed from office for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by unanimous vote of the commissioners court or the board after a hearing held according to law.
(b) Appeal from a judgment of removal may be taken to a district court of the county in which the commissioner resides. The court shall try the case de novo.

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Terms Used In Texas Water Code 62.067

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the navigation board. See Texas Water Code 62.001
  • Commissioner: means a navigation and canal commissioner. See Texas Water Code 62.001
  • District: means a navigation district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, § 59, of the Texas Constitution. See Texas Water Code 62.001