{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-6.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 6.053","heading":"ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) Members of the board must be members of the general public.\n(b) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person or the person's spouse:\n(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the board or receiving funds from the board;\n(2) owns, controls, or has, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the board or receiving funds from the board; or\n(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board.\n(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to an employee of a political subdivision of this state.\n(d) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person served on the board on or before January 1, 2013.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1278 (H.B. 3769), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (H.B. 4), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 6. TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.6.htm#6.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"97d595d645b0b3393a00900d8548951178802f9716748174d5cccb967104c610","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-6.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-6.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}