Texas § 7201.055 COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.

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§ 7201.055 — COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.

Texas § 7201.055

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 7201.055 (2026).

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Sec. 7201.055. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.

(a)The district is governed by a board of seven directors, each of whom occupies a numbered position on the board and represents a unique subdistrict containing, as near as practicable, one-seventh of the total number of residents in the district.

(b)A candidate for a position on the board must:

(1)reside in the subdistrict represented by that position;

(2)be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001 , Election Code;

(3)file a campaign treasurer appointment form described by Chapter 252 , Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(4)file each report required under Title 15, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission and the board.

(c)The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Section 49.105 , Wate

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Sec. 7201.055. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors, each of whom occupies a numbered position on the board and represents a unique subdistrict containing, as near as practicable, one-seventh of the total number of residents in the district.
(b) A candidate for a position on the board must:
(1) reside in the subdistrict represented by that position;
(2) be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001 , Election Code;
(3) file a campaign treasurer appointment form described by Chapter 252 , Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission; and
(4) file each report required under Title 15, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission and the board.
(c) The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Section 49.105 , Water Code.
(d) Directors serve staggered terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(e) A person who has served as a member of the board of directors of the corporation is not eligible to serve as a district director.
(f) If a director is an employee of another taxing entity within the district, the board may not employ as an employee, as a consultant, or on a contract basis:
(1) an elected official of the other taxing entity that employs the director; or
(2) a person related to that elected official in the third degree of consanguinity or affinity as determined under Chapter 573 , Government Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 702 (S.B. 2552 ), Sec. 2, eff. December 31, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1088 (S.B. 1188 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.