Texas Statutes
§ 3878.051 — BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Texas § 3878.051
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Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code
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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 3878.051 (2026).
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Sec. 3878.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
(a)The district is governed by a board of 10 voting directors appointed by a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, of the City of Houston. Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years with five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b)The board by order or resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if a majority of the voting directors finds that it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:
(1)increase the number of voting directors to more than 15; or
(2)decrease the number of voting directors to fewer than five.
(c)Sections 49.053 , 49.054 , 49.056 , 49.057 , 49.058 , and 49.060 , Water Code, apply to the boar
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3878.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 3878.003
PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.§ 3878.004
FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.§ 3878.005
DISTRICT TERRITORY.§ 3878.006
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.§ 3878.051
BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.§ 3878.053
NONVOTING DIRECTORS.§ 3878.054
QUORUM.§ 3878.056
COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.§ 3878.101
DISTRICT POWERS.§ 3878.102
NONPROFIT CORPORATION.§ 3878.103
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