KP-0449
Ken Paxton
Categories
Counties and County Commissioners Courts , County Officers - Specific , Commissioner/County Judge , NepotismSummary
A commissioners court may delegate to the county judge its implied authority to employ persons. A court would likely conclude that a county judge who is delegated such authority is prohibited by the anti-nepotism prohibition in Government Code section 573.041 from appointing the spouse of a county commissioner to a paid county position.