{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.051","heading":"BOARD ELECTION; TERM.","body":"(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large in the manner provided by Section 1037.0515.\n(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:\n(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and\n(2) the terms of four directors expire in odd-numbered years and the terms of three directors expire in even-numbered years.\n(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (H.B. 2117), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1037. HAMLIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1037.htm#1037.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"abe2dda3fbba6bef214feef0f3af4de7e6c43e495f52c210b8312e2cd0c30c56","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.0515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}