{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1007.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.053","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.","body":"(a) A person may not be a candidate for or serve as a director unless the person is:\n(1) a district resident; and\n(2) a qualified voter.\n(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:\n(1) a district employee;\n(2) a party to a contract with the district to perform services for compensation; or\n(3) a physician who has staff privileges at a district facility.\n(c) A person who is elected from a single-member subdistrict or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a single-member subdistrict must reside in that subdistrict.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1007. BIG BEND REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1007.htm#1007.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"ee45a8ae036c3ca8c3eea1c879439aa07ac88b8ba4501b4b1dec13249fa0accf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1007.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1007.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}