{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1047.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.054","heading":"BOARD VACANCY; SPECIAL ELECTION.","body":"(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.\n(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than six, the remaining directors shall call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the directors do not call the election within 15 days after the vacancies occur, the county judge of Jasper County, on petition of a county voter or creditor, shall:\n(1) order a special election;\n(2) set the election date;\n(3) order a county sheriff to publish notice of the election; and\n(4) name the officers to hold the election.\n(c) For an election ordered by the county judge:\n(1) the election returns shall be made to and filed with the county clerk's office; and\n(2) the county clerk shall declare the results.\n(d) Officers elected under this section shall furnish bond and qualify in the same manner as a director elected in a general election under this chapter.\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 1047. JASPER HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1047.htm#1047.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"a5b74a5d5f2dfddf22dca245fdd68b63be3c2d12620c4af6d75939368169361f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1047.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1047.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}