{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-93.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.008","heading":"REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER.","body":"(a) It is a ground for removal from the council if a member:\n(1) is not eligible for appointment to the council at the time of appointment as provided by Section 93.007(a);\n(2) is not eligible to serve on the council as provided by Section 93.007(a);\n(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 93.007(b) or (c);\n(4) cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability; or\n(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the council.\n(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the council exists.\n(c) If the presiding officer of the council knows that a potential ground for removal exists, the presiding officer shall notify the governor of its existence.\n(d) The council shall inform its members as often as necessary of:\n(1) the qualifications for office prescribed by this chapter; and\n(2) the responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2344), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 93. PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.93.htm#93.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"15b5c90987e1ee2a2ac060687dee800097d9edb15c85b2295667178ba1dc6e68","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-93.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-93.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}