Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.017: REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:
(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 103.003;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 103.003;
(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 103.016;
(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.
(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 4.09(2), eff. September 1, 2009.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 4.09(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

Where this section sits in the code

AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
SUBTITLE D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 103. PRODUCE RECOVERY FUND

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 103.003;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 103.003;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 103.016;

(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 4.09(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

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