Tex. Water Code § 65.103
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 65.103, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 65.103. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; TERMS OF OFFICE.
Official statutory text
(a) The persons receiving the highest number of votes at each election shall serve as directors of the district.
(b) The terms of the directors may run concurrently, or may be staggered, but in any event, the term of office of a director may not exceed three years.
(c) The method for determining the initial terms for each of the directors constituting the initial board shall be determined by the temporary directors, and the terms must be clearly stated on the ballot for the confirmation and directors' election.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 41.001 and 41.003, Election Code, the board may hold an election to elect directors on any date determined by the board. The terms of directors must be stated on the ballot.
(b) The terms of the directors may run concurrently, or may be staggered, but in any event, the term of office of a director may not exceed three years.
(c) The method for determining the initial terms for each of the directors constituting the initial board shall be determined by the temporary directors, and the terms must be clearly stated on the ballot for the confirmation and directors' election.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 41.001 and 41.003, Election Code, the board may hold an election to elect directors on any date determined by the board. The terms of directors must be stated on the ballot.
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