Tex. Gov't Code § 71.015 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
TERMS OF CITIZEN MEMBERS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Citizen members serve for staggered terms of six years with two members' terms expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year.
(b) A vacancy in citizen membership is filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor.
(c) A citizen member serves on the council until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1408, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.71.htm
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- sha256 9d553e22249cd6977dcb35ad2e30d7d5bfd252b424ba661c086ede9861914502
- 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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