(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 § 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.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 7201.055

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with § 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.

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