Tex. Water Code § 62.317
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 62.317, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 62.317. PROVISIONS GOVERNING COMMISSION.
Official statutory text
(a) Each commissioner appointed under Section 62.314 or 62.316 of this code shall be an elector of the district and shall serve his full term and until his successor is elected and has qualified unless sooner removed by the authority which appointed him for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.
(b) Each commissioner shall execute a bond, take the oath, and have the powers and duties prescribed by the law applicable to the annexing district at the time of the annexation.
(c) Each commissioner is entitled to receive the compensation determined by the board.
(d) The commission, by majority vote, may execute all contracts and take all actions relating to governing the district.
(b) Each commissioner shall execute a bond, take the oath, and have the powers and duties prescribed by the law applicable to the annexing district at the time of the annexation.
(c) Each commissioner is entitled to receive the compensation determined by the board.
(d) The commission, by majority vote, may execute all contracts and take all actions relating to governing the district.
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