Tex. Local Government Code § 322.021
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 322.021, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 322.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board must be composed of 13 commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall appoint the chairman from one county and six members from each county.
(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of two years, with the terms of six or seven members expiring every other year. In appointing the initial board, the governor shall designate three of the members appointed from each county to serve for terms of one year and three of the members appointed from each county to serve for terms of two years.
(c) The term as chairman is two years, and the chairmanship of the board alternates between the counties every two years. The governor shall appoint the first chairman from the county having the larger population.
(d) A park commissioner may not be an officer or employee of either of the counties or an officer or employee of any municipality in either of the counties.
(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of two years, with the terms of six or seven members expiring every other year. In appointing the initial board, the governor shall designate three of the members appointed from each county to serve for terms of one year and three of the members appointed from each county to serve for terms of two years.
(c) The term as chairman is two years, and the chairmanship of the board alternates between the counties every two years. The governor shall appoint the first chairman from the county having the larger population.
(d) A park commissioner may not be an officer or employee of either of the counties or an officer or employee of any municipality in either of the counties.
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