Texas § SD.3878.051 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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§ SD.3878.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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 board. (d) Subchapter D , Chapter 375 , Local Government Code, applies to the board to the extent that subchapter does not conflict with this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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