(a) Sections 11.052(g) and (h) and Sections 11.059(a) and (b) do not apply to the board of trustees of a school district if:
(1) the district’s central administrative office is located in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million; and
(2) the district’s student enrollment is more than 125,000 and less than 200,000.
(b) § 11.053 of this code and § 141.001, Election Code, apply to the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a).

Terms Used In Texas Education Code 11.065

  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(c) A trustee of a school district described by Subsection (a) may not serve a term that exceeds four years.
(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 171, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947 (Article 2783d, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes), to the extent consistent with this section, the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a) may adopt rules necessary to govern the term, election, and residency requirements of members of the board that may be adopted under general law by any other school district.