{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-534.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.005","heading":"TERMS; VACANCIES.","body":"(a) Appointed members of the board of trustees who are not members of a local agency's governing body serve staggered two-year terms. In appointing the initial members, the appointing authority shall designate not less than one-third or more than one-half of the members to serve one-year terms and shall designate the remaining members to serve two-year terms.\n(b) A vacancy on a board of trustees composed of qualified voters is filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.12, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1187, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE A. SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","CHAPTER 534. COMMUNITY SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. COMMUNITY CENTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.534.htm#534.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"86f6508ef2664c726c023e6032213bbb1f53ecaa80a9e716c9297c12176130c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-534.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-534.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}