Tex. Local Government Code § 335.031
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 335.031, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 335.031. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.
Official statutory text
(a) A district is governed by a board of at least four directors.
(b) The board is appointed by the mayors or county judges, or both as appropriate, of the political subdivisions that create the district in accordance with the concurrent order.
(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms. A director may be removed by the appointing person at any time without cause. Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.
(d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must be a resident of the appointing political subdivision. An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the appointing political subdivision may serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the district other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the political subdivision.
(b) The board is appointed by the mayors or county judges, or both as appropriate, of the political subdivisions that create the district in accordance with the concurrent order.
(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms. A director may be removed by the appointing person at any time without cause. Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.
(d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must be a resident of the appointing political subdivision. An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the appointing political subdivision may serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the district other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the political subdivision.
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