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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8807.052. Appointment of Directors

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) If the voters in Liberty, Polk, and San Jacinto Counties confirm the creation of the district, seven directors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the Liberty County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director to represent the rural water utilities or the forestry or agricultural groundwater supply interests of the county;

(2) the Polk County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director to represent the rural water utilities or the large industrial groundwater supply interests of the county;

(3) the San Jacinto County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director to represent the rural water utilities or the forestry or agricultural groundwater supply interests of the county;

(4) the incorporated municipalities of Liberty County shall jointly appoint one director;

(5) the incorporated municipalities of Polk County shall jointly appoint one director;

(6) the incorporated municipalities of San Jacinto County shall jointly appoint one director; and

(7) the commissioners courts of Liberty, Polk, and San Jacinto Counties shall jointly appoint one director to represent the forestry, agricultural, or landowner groundwater interests of all three counties.

(b) If the voters in two counties confirm the creation of the district, five directors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the commissioners court in each of those counties shall appoint a director as provided by Subsection (a);

(2) the incorporated municipalities in each of those counties shall appoint a director as provided by Subsection (a); and

(3) the commissioners courts of the two counties shall jointly appoint one director to represent the forestry, agricultural, or landowner groundwater interests of both counties.

(c) If the voters in only one county confirm the creation of the district, three directors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the commissioners court of the county shall appoint a director as provided by Subsection (a);

(2) the incorporated municipalities in the county shall appoint a director as provided by Subsection (a); and

(3) the commissioners court of the county shall appoint an additional director to represent the forestry, agricultural, or landowner groundwater interests of the county.

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