{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.088","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.088","heading":"CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST.","body":"(a) Except as provided in this section:\n(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and\n(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.\n(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest. An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes. After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:\n(1) a majority of the directors have similar interests in the same entity; or\n(2) all similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.\n(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of another public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that other public entity.\n(d) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 4. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 60. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.60.htm#60.088","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"f2ef21458b9212b7cd0e86133281aa4acc63b5af2ca61816870b4106282b1f86","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.087","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}