Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 7201.055
Composition of Board; Terms


(a)

The district is governed by a board of seven directors, each of whom occupies a numbered position on the board and represents a unique subdistrict containing, as near as practicable, one-seventh of the total number of residents in the district.

(b)

A candidate for a position on the board must:

(1)

reside in the subdistrict represented by that position;

(2)

be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001 (Eligibility Requirements for Public Office), Election Code;

(3)

file a campaign treasurer appointment form described by Chapter 252 (Campaign Treasurer), Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(4)

file each report required under Title 15, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission and the board.

(c)

The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Section 49.105 (Vacancies), Water Code.

(d)

Directors serve staggered terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(e)

A person who has served as a member of the board of directors of the corporation is not eligible to serve as a district director.

(f)

If a director is an employee of another taxing entity within the district, the board may not employ as an employee, as a consultant, or on a contract basis:

(1)

an elected official of the other taxing entity that employs the director; or

(2)

a person related to that elected official in the third degree of consanguinity or affinity as determined under Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 702 (S.B. 2552), Sec. 2, eff. December 31, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1088 (S.B. 1188), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 7201.055 — Composition of Board; Terms, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­7201.­htm#7201.­055 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 7201.055’s source at texas​.gov