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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.044: VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 9. SAFETY
  3. SUBTITLE B. EMERGENCIES
  4. CHAPTER 775. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS
  5. SUBCHAPTER C. ORGANIZATION, POWERS, AND DUTIES

(a) Not later than the 90th day after a board vacancy for a district located in more than one county occurs, the remaining board members shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.

(b) If the board has not filled the vacancy before the 91st day after the date of the vacancy, the commissioners court of the county where the previous board member resided shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(c) A person appointed under this section must be eligible to serve under Section 775.035.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 384 (S.B. 1437), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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