Tex. Local Government Code § 387.005
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 387.005, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 387.005. GOVERNING BODY.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of the county in which the district is created by order shall provide that:
(1) the commissioners court is the governing body of the district; or
(2) the commissioners court shall appoint a governing body of the district.
(b) A member of the governing body of the district is not entitled to compensation for service but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.
(c) A board of directors appointed by the commissioners court under this section shall consist of five directors who serve staggered terms of two years. To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the county in which the district is located. The initial directors shall draw lots to achieve staggered terms, with three of the directors serving one-year terms and two of the directors serving two-year terms.
(c) A board of directors appointed by the commissioners court under this section shall consist of five directors who serve staggered terms of two years. To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a resident of the county in which the district is located. The initial directors shall draw lots to achieve staggered terms, with three of the directors serving one-year terms and two of the directors serving two-year terms.
(1) the commissioners court is the governing body of the district; or
(2) the commissioners court shall appoint a governing body of the district.
(b) A member of the governing body of the district is not entitled to compensation for service but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.
(c) A board of directors appointed by the commissioners court under this section shall consist of five directors who serve staggered terms of two years. To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the county in which the district is located. The initial directors shall draw lots to achieve staggered terms, with three of the directors serving one-year terms and two of the directors serving two-year terms.
(c) A board of directors appointed by the commissioners court under this section shall consist of five directors who serve staggered terms of two years. To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a resident of the county in which the district is located. The initial directors shall draw lots to achieve staggered terms, with three of the directors serving one-year terms and two of the directors serving two-year terms.
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