Texas § 1059.053 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

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§ 1059.053 — QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

Texas § 1059.053

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 1059.053 (2026).

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Sec. 1059.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

(a)To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1)a district resident;

(2)a qualified voter; and

(3)able to obtain a bond as prescribed by Section 1059.054 .

(b)In addition to Subsection (a), a person who is elected from a commissioners precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioners precinct must be a resident of that commissioners precinct.

(c)A district employee or member of the district's medical staff may not serve as a director.

(d)A person formerly employed by the district may not serve as a director before the second anniversary of the date of the termination of that person's employment by the district.

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Sec. 1059.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:
(1) a district resident;
(2) a qualified voter; and
(3) able to obtain a bond as prescribed by Section 1059.054 .
(b) In addition to Subsection (a), a person who is elected from a commissioners precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioners precinct must be a resident of that commissioners precinct.
(c) A district employee or member of the district's medical staff may not serve as a director.
(d) A person formerly employed by the district may not serve as a director before the second anniversary of the date of the termination of that person's employment by the district.