VACANCY ON GOVERNING BODY IS CREATED.
Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 22.041.
in effect(a) If an alderman moves from the ward from which the alderman is elected, the alderman's office is considered vacant.
(b) If a member of the governing body is absent for three regular consecutive meetings, the member's office is considered vacant unless the member is sick or has first obtained a leave of absence at a regular meeting.
(c) In addition to an absence described by Subsection (b), a member of a governing body is also considered absent for the purposes of that subsection if the member is not present at the adjournment of a meeting at which a quorum is established, unless the member is first allowed to withdraw by the unanimous vote of the members present. This subsection applies only to a municipality that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2259 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.