Sec. 775.0423. REMOVAL OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBER. (a) This section applies only to a board member who:
(1) is elected; or
(2) is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.
(b) A board member may be removed using the procedures provided by Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for:
(1) incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;
(2) official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;
(3) intoxication, as described by Section 87.013, Local Government Code; or
(4) misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001, Local Government Code.
(c) The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.
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