{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-68.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 68.156","heading":"TERMS; INITIAL DIRECTORS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), directors serve staggered two-year terms.\n(b) The initial directors shall stagger their terms, with a majority of the directors serving two years, and a minority of directors serving one year. If the initial board has an even number of directors, the terms are staggered equally. If the initial directors cannot agree on the staggering, the directors shall draw lots to determine the directors who serve one-year terms.\n(c) When a director's term expires, the successor director is appointed in the manner provided by this subchapter for that director position.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 3011), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1104), Sec. 3, eff. May 20, 2011.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 68. SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.68.htm#68.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"536cf3f1e5aeee17d38005b6a1304aa5b65c37a9c0ea0435ee966bc2cc013341","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-68.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-68.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}