Tex. Water Code § 36.053
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 36.053, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 36.053. QUORUM.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district.
(b) For the purposes of making a final decision on a permit or permit amendment application by a board composed of 10 or more directors, a concurrence of a majority of the directors eligible to vote is sufficient for taking an action on the application.
(b) For the purposes of making a final decision on a permit or permit amendment application by a board composed of 10 or more directors, a concurrence of a majority of the directors eligible to vote is sufficient for taking an action on the application.
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