{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3895.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.054","heading":"CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 3895.053 or this section:\n(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and\n(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.\n(b) A director who has a beneficial interest in a business entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from an action of the board may participate in discussion and vote on that action if a majority of the board has a similar interest in the same action or if all other similar business entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.\n(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 233), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3895. ROWLETT PECAN GROVE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3895.htm#3895.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"254ab38c3d3cc4b8da08a9be70fa7e79533e43c0d04028e5d4fa5101d4395164","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3895.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3895.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}