Texas § 81.027 REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.

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§ 81.027 — REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.

Texas § 81.027

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 81.027 (2026).

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Sec. 81.027. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.

(a)The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director's position vacant. It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:

(1)does not have at the time of taking office the applicable qualifications for office, if any;

(2)does not maintain during service on the board the applicable qualifications for office, if any;

(3)is ineligible for membership under Section 81.028 or 81.031 ;

(4)cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or

(5)is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a ma

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Sec. 81.027. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR. (a) The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director's position vacant. It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the applicable qualifications for office, if any;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the applicable qualifications for office, if any;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 81.028 or 81.031 ;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.
(b) The validity of an action of the board of directors is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.
(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a director exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the state bar and the director of the ground.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.