Tex. Local Government Code § 178.055
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 178.055, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 178.055. ORDER REMOVING DIRECTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) To remove a director of a special district located wholly in one county, the commissioners court of the county must:
(1) find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct; and
(2) issue an order removing the director.
(b) To remove a director of a special district located in more than one county:
(1) a commissioners court that appointed the director on its sole authority must find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director; or
(2) for a director appointed other than on the sole authority of a single commissioners court, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located must find after the hearing held by that court that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director.
(1) find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct; and
(2) issue an order removing the director.
(b) To remove a director of a special district located in more than one county:
(1) a commissioners court that appointed the director on its sole authority must find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director; or
(2) for a director appointed other than on the sole authority of a single commissioners court, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located must find after the hearing held by that court that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director.
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