Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.053: QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

(a) A person may not be a candidate for or serve as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) a district employee;

(2) a party to a contract with the district to perform services for compensation; or

(3) a physician who has staff privileges at a district facility.

(c) A person who is elected from a single-member subdistrict or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a single-member subdistrict must reside in that subdistrict.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.