Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.054: QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for an elected position or to serve as an elected director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a registered voter.

(b) To be eligible to serve as an appointed director, a person must be a registered voter.

(c) In addition to the qualifications required by Subsection (a), a person who is elected from a commissioners precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioners precinct must be a resident of that commissioners precinct.

(d) A district employee may not serve as a director.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.