Tex. Local Government Code § 383.041
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 383.041, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 383.041. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Official statutory text
(a) A district is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located. The temporary directors appointed under Section 383.028 shall become permanent directors of the district, if the creation of the district is confirmed at the confirmation election.
(b) Directors serve staggered terms of four years with two or three members' terms expiring September 1 of every other year. Following confirmation of the district at the election, the temporary directors shall draw lots to determine:
(1) the two directors to serve terms that expire on September 1 of the second year following creation of the district; and
(2) the three directors to serve terms that expire on September 1 of the fourth year following creation of the district.
(b) Directors serve staggered terms of four years with two or three members' terms expiring September 1 of every other year. Following confirmation of the district at the election, the temporary directors shall draw lots to determine:
(1) the two directors to serve terms that expire on September 1 of the second year following creation of the district; and
(2) the three directors to serve terms that expire on September 1 of the fourth year following creation of the district.
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