Tex. Water Code § 68.156
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 68.156, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 68.156. TERMS; INITIAL DIRECTORS.
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), directors serve staggered two-year terms.
(b) The initial directors shall stagger their terms, with a majority of the directors serving two years, and a minority of directors serving one year. If the initial board has an even number of directors, the terms are staggered equally. If the initial directors cannot agree on the staggering, the directors shall draw lots to determine the directors who serve one-year terms.
(c) When a director's term expires, the successor director is appointed in the manner provided by this subchapter for that director position.
(b) The initial directors shall stagger their terms, with a majority of the directors serving two years, and a minority of directors serving one year. If the initial board has an even number of directors, the terms are staggered equally. If the initial directors cannot agree on the staggering, the directors shall draw lots to determine the directors who serve one-year terms.
(c) When a director's term expires, the successor director is appointed in the manner provided by this subchapter for that director position.
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