Assistant city attorneys.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-259
in effectSec. 2-259. - Assistant city attorneys.
The first assistant city attorneys and all assistant city attorneys shall be appointed and removed by the mayor at will. They shall aid and assist the city attorney in the exercise of his powers and duties, acting in his place when directed by him, and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the mayor, the city council, and the city attorney. For the purpose of discharging any power vested in the city attorney by Chapter 45 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas, the first assistant city attorneys and all assistant city attorneys shall each be considered a deputy of the city attorney.
(Code 1968, § 2-143; Ord. No. 93-1096, § 1, 9-8-93)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVIILEDE_DIV1GE_S2-259ASATFetched: 10/26/2026
