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

Tex. Local Government Code § 507.051: BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(a) A spaceport development corporation is governed by a board of seven directors.
(b) If a single county authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation, the commissioners court of the county shall appoint the directors of the corporation. If a single municipality authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation under Section 507.003(2), the governing body of the municipality shall appoint the directors of the corporation.
(b-1) If more than one political subdivision authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation, the governing bodies of the political subdivisions shall appoint the directors through written agreement between the governing bodies.
(c) Each director serves a two-year term that expires June 1 of each odd-numbered year, except that three or four of the initial directors may serve a one-year term so that the terms may be staggered in the future.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 120 (H.B. 303), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2019.

Where this section sits in the code

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SUBTITLE C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 507. SPACEPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
SUBCHAPTER B. GOVERNANCE OF CORPORATION

(a) A spaceport development corporation is governed by a board of seven directors.

(b) If a single county authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation, the commissioners court of the county shall appoint the directors of the corporation. If a single municipality authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation under Section 507.003(2), the governing body of the municipality shall appoint the directors of the corporation.

(b-1) If more than one political subdivision authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation, the governing bodies of the political subdivisions shall appoint the directors through written agreement between the governing bodies.

(c) Each director serves a two-year term that expires June 1 of each odd-numbered year, except that three or four of the initial directors may serve a one-year term so that the terms may be staggered in the future.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 120 (H.B. 303), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2019.

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