Tex. Gov't Code § 2054.024 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT
VACANCY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The governor shall appoint a board member to fill a vacancy under the same procedure that applied to the original appointment for that position.
(b) If the presiding officer's position is vacant, the executive director shall perform nonvoting duties of the presiding officer until the governor designates a new presiding officer.
(c) If the final result of an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction is that a board member may not serve on the board under the Texas Constitution, the governor shall appoint a replacement who may serve.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 40f90ec2a565b43fbcf3b379148d623c2b9f362c748898f36d4728dc71154a62
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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