# Tex. Const. art. 15, § 5: Texas Constitution Article 15, Section 5

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SCONST_TX_A15_S5

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Const. art. 15, § 5
- **Heading:** Texas Constitution Article 15, Section 5
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Constitutions
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Article 15 / Section 5

## Text

SUSPENSION PENDING IMPEACHMENT; PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. All officers against whom articles of impeachment may be preferred shall be suspended from the exercise of the duties of their office, during the pendency of such impeachment. The Governor may make a provisional appointment to fill the vacancy,†occasioned by the suspension of an officer until the decision on the impeachment. (Feb. 15, 1876.) †The language of this provision is identical to the language of the official legislative measure that originally proposed the provision. A digital image of the original text of the official enrolled measure can be found here .

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Const. art. 15, § 1 Texas Constitution Article 15, Section 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SCONST_TX_A15_S1.md)
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- [Tex. Const. art. 15, § 5 Texas Constitution Article 15, Section 5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SCONST_TX_A15_S5.md)
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