{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.053","heading":"ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM LIMITS.","body":"(a) Commissioners are elected by position as follows:\n(1) the commissioner elected for Position 1 is at large and must reside in the district;\n(2) the commissioners elected for Positions 2 and 3 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 1;\n(3) the commissioner elected for Position 4 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 2;\n(4) the commissioner elected for Position 5 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 3; and\n(5) the commissioner elected for Position 6 must reside in Navigation Precinct No. 4.\n(b) Each commissioner must be a qualified voter of the district.\n(c) To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person may not have previously served two or more full terms as a commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 1729), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 1729), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 5. TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS AND PORT AUTHORITIES","CHAPTER 5002. PORT FREEPORT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5002.htm#5002.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"7b32362f279aea123364b627c1f316f3aeb9f9361f44329667a73dd5ab7a94f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}