Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 3895.054 · Subchapter B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 3895.053 or this section:
(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and
(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.
(b) A director who has a beneficial interest in a business entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from an action of the board may participate in discussion and vote on that action if a majority of the board has a similar interest in the same action or if all other similar business entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.
(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 233), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3895.htm
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