{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.12","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 85.12","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS.","body":"Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter; and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state. The members hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2837, ch. 484, art. III, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1983.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 85. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.85.htm#85.12","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"44cfe88af52df664cd582e55a61184768a3ff08daa434af555d05ce8a3eb0fd5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.11","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}