Residency Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY.
(a) To be eligible for the office of mayor of the municipality, a person must be a registered voter and must have resided within the municipal limits for at least the 12 months preceding the election day. For purposes of this subsection, residency in an area while the area was not within the municipal limits is considered as residency within the limits if the area is a part of the municipality on election day. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a registered voter of territory elected from as of the filing deadline. (LGC Sec. 22.032)
(b) To be eligible for the office of alderman of the municipality, a person must be a registered voter and must reside on election day in the ward from which the person may be elected. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a registered voter of territory elected from as of the filing deadline. (LGC Sec. 22.032) Residence of one year in state & six months in the city (or ward), both prior to to filing deadline. (Texas Election Code 141.001(a) & Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)