{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1041.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.051","heading":"BOARD ELECTION; TERM.","body":"(a) The board consists of six directors elected from the district at large.\n(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:\n(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms with three directors elected each year; and\n(2) a directors' election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year.\n(c) If two or more persons tie for the third-highest vote in a directors' election, those persons shall draw lots to determine which person is elected.\n(d) A director's term begins on June 1 following the director's election.\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 1041. HIGGINS-LIPSCOMB HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1041.htm#1041.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"eb167e642c02ef3e06797757a49da6d856bd00621a903303825d1b941d2dd21e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1041.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1041.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}