Tex. Local Government Code § 363.052
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 363.052, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 363.052. TEMPORARY BOARD.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date a district is proposed to be created by a governing body, the governing body shall appoint seven persons that reside in the proposed district to serve as temporary directors of the district.
(b) Not later than the 75th day after the date the district is proposed, the temporary board shall organize. The directors of the temporary board shall elect one of the directors as presiding officer of the board not later than the 15th day after the date of the appointments under Subsection (a).
(c) A temporary director who is not serving as presiding officer may designate another person to serve in the director's place.
(d) The governing body shall fill a vacancy in the office of a temporary director in the same manner that it originally filled the vacant position.
(b) Not later than the 75th day after the date the district is proposed, the temporary board shall organize. The directors of the temporary board shall elect one of the directors as presiding officer of the board not later than the 15th day after the date of the appointments under Subsection (a).
(c) A temporary director who is not serving as presiding officer may designate another person to serve in the director's place.
(d) The governing body shall fill a vacancy in the office of a temporary director in the same manner that it originally filled the vacant position.
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