{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8878.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.057","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN SPARSELY POPULATED PRECINCTS.","body":"(a) For each precinct with a population of less than 25,000, the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County shall appoint the director for that precinct. When the population within a precinct reaches 25,000, as determined by federal census information or as otherwise determined by the county, that precinct is eligible to nominate and appoint a director in accordance with Section 8878.056, who shall serve upon the expiration of the appointed director's term.\n(b) To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must be a resident of the county. Sections 8878.052(2) and (3) do not apply to the eligibility of a person for appointment under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER","CHAPTER 8878. WEST FORT BEND WATER AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8878.htm#8878.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"6c7cae9bec3628fadce4df473e5e62c8cc873bd91ade46126f829eb74c91aefd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8878.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8878.058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}