{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 505.052","heading":"RESTRICTION ON BOARD MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) Each director of a Type B corporation authorized to be created by a municipality with a population of 20,000 or more must be a resident of the municipality.\n(b) Each director of a Type B corporation authorized to be created by a municipality with a population of less than 20,000 must:\n(1) be a resident of the municipality;\n(2) be a resident of the county in which the major part of the area of the municipality is located; or\n(3) reside:\n(A) within 10 miles of the municipality's boundaries; and\n(B) in a county bordering the county in which most of the area of the municipality is located.\n(c) Three directors of a Type B corporation must be persons who are not employees, officers, or members of the governing body of the authorizing municipality.\n(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(c), if a municipality terminates a Type A corporation's existence and authorizes the creation of a Type B corporation, a person serving as a director of the Type A corporation at the time of termination may serve on the board of directors of the Type B corporation.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 505. TYPE B CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. GOVERNANCE OF CORPORATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.505.htm#505.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1b7fc2c74e15581ba20427a0385d8dfd27517b617c7ee3a9654ae29c442386ac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}