{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3820.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.053","heading":"NONVOTING DIRECTORS.","body":"(a) The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:\n(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:\n(A) parks and recreation;\n(B) planning and development;\n(C) public works; and\n(D) civic center; and\n(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.\n(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.\n(c) Nonvoting directors are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3820. BUFFALO BAYOU MANAGEMENT DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3820.htm#3820.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"0163838d5906ace6dff7ed72f8053b07674cd91c5fa8663365120b2de2136e60","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3820.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3820.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}