Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.204
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.204, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 41.204. BOARD.
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(a) The board is composed of:
(1) one representative of each of the following organizations or their successor organizations who is recommended to the commissioner by the board of directors of the organization and appointed by the commissioner:
(A) the Corn Producers Association of Texas;
(B) the Texas Wheat Producers Association;
(C) the Texas Grain Sorghum Association;
(D) the Texas Soybean Association; and
(E) the Texas Farm Bureau; and
(2) the following members, appointed by the commissioner:
(A) one representative of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council or its successor organization;
(B) one representative of the Texas Grain & Feed Association or its successor organization;
(C) one representative of the non-warehouse grain-buying industry; and
(D) one member with expertise in production agriculture financing.
(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of two years each and may serve for a maximum of three terms.
(c) The directors described by Subsection (a)(1) shall select a chair and vice chair from among those directors.
(d) A vacancy on the board, including a vacancy resulting from the failure of a board member to fulfill the board member's responsibilities, shall be filled in the manner provided by Subsection (a). If a vacancy on the board is the result of an organization described by Subsection (a) dissolving or failing to fulfill its responsibilities under this subchapter, the commissioner may fill the vacancy by appointing an individual from the sector or industry represented by the organization.
(1) one representative of each of the following organizations or their successor organizations who is recommended to the commissioner by the board of directors of the organization and appointed by the commissioner:
(A) the Corn Producers Association of Texas;
(B) the Texas Wheat Producers Association;
(C) the Texas Grain Sorghum Association;
(D) the Texas Soybean Association; and
(E) the Texas Farm Bureau; and
(2) the following members, appointed by the commissioner:
(A) one representative of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council or its successor organization;
(B) one representative of the Texas Grain & Feed Association or its successor organization;
(C) one representative of the non-warehouse grain-buying industry; and
(D) one member with expertise in production agriculture financing.
(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of two years each and may serve for a maximum of three terms.
(c) The directors described by Subsection (a)(1) shall select a chair and vice chair from among those directors.
(d) A vacancy on the board, including a vacancy resulting from the failure of a board member to fulfill the board member's responsibilities, shall be filled in the manner provided by Subsection (a). If a vacancy on the board is the result of an organization described by Subsection (a) dissolving or failing to fulfill its responsibilities under this subchapter, the commissioner may fill the vacancy by appointing an individual from the sector or industry represented by the organization.
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