{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-324.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 324.041","heading":"COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.","body":"(a) A district is governed by a board composed of seven members.\n(b) The commissioners court shall appoint the members of the board.\n(c) A board member must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the county. Four of the board members must reside, own property, or own a business in the district. One board member must live outside the district.\n(d) A board member may not be an officer or employee of the county in which the district is created or of a municipality in that county.\n(e) Three members of the initial board serve one-year terms and four serve two-year terms. The members shall draw lots to determine who serves the one-year terms. Thereafter, each director is appointed for a term of two years from the date of the director's appointment.\n(f) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.\n(g) The commissioners court shall file a certificate of the appointment of each board member with the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the board member.\n(h) A board member may not serve more than four consecutive full terms.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","CHAPTER 324. PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT AND PARK BONDS: COUNTIES WITH FRONTAGE ON GUADALUPE AND COMAL RIVERS","SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.324.htm#324.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f1d7778036565b2b23ed76c3770fa332d2b2e2052f8a180325deb7fe80debd90","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-324.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-324.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}