Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Section 1002.051. Board Of Directors; Election
Legal Research Home >
Texas Lawyer > Special District Local Laws Code > Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Section 1002.051. Board Of Directors; Election
§ 1002.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ELECTION. (a) The board
consists of nine persons elected as provided by this section.
(b) For the purpose of electing a board, the district is
divided into three areas:
(1) Area Angleton, composed of:
(A) all territory within Brazoria County
election precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 5 that is within the boundaries of
the Angleton Independent School District, as those precincts and
those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and
(B) that part of Brazoria County election
precinct No. 6 that is west of Chocolate Bayou and within the
boundaries of the Angleton Independent School District, as that
precinct and those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967;
(2) Area Danbury, composed of all territory within the
boundaries of the Danbury Independent School District, as those
boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and
(3) Area Rosharon, composed of:
(A) all territory within Brazoria County
election precinct No. 9 that is not within the boundaries of the
Danbury Independent School District, as that precinct and those
boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and
(B) all territory within Brazoria County
election precinct No. 21 that is not within the boundaries of the
Manvel Independent School District, as that precinct and those
boundaries existed on January 1, 1967.
(c) A change in the boundaries of an election precinct or a
school district does not affect or change the boundaries of an area
prescribed by Subsection (b).
(d) Eight directors are elected by position and one director
is elected at large. The persons elected for Director, Position
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be residents of Area Angleton. The
persons elected for Director, Position Nos. 6 and 7 must be
residents of Area Danbury. The person elected for Director,
Position No. 8 must be a resident of Area Rosharon. The director
elected for Position No. 9 must be a resident of the district at
large.
(e) At each directors' election, all qualified voters of the
district may vote for directors. The candidate for a position
receiving the highest number of votes for election to that position
is a director for the district.
(f) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless
four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and
Safety Code. If the directors serve two-year terms, the terms of
directors elected to odd-numbered positions expire in
even-numbered years and the terms of directors elected to
even-numbered positions expire in odd-numbered years.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Section: 1001.405 1002.001 1002.002 1002.003 1002.004 1002.005 1002.006 1002.051 1002.052 1002.053 1002.054 1002.055 1002.056 1002.057 1002.058
Last modified: August 10, 2007
|
